Spy: An Important Role In The American Revolution

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The American Revolution was a political separation between Britain and the original Thirteen Colonies. It occurred between the years 1765 and 1783, resulting in a lot of bloodshed and casualties. With tension building between the two powers, the revolution was a battle that formed what America is today. The Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre, and the many taxes imposed are factors to what lead the colonists to form together and fight Britain. The reason why America won against its former owner is because of the alliance with France, the knowledge of the terrain, and the determination that the soldiers had.

From one perspective war has always been the same, technology may improve or philosophies may change, but wars are started by those in power and fought by the poor. The results now may be somewhat different from 1775, post-Revolutionary war time with rebellions like Shay’s Rebellion, but the various reasons for the poor to join the military have stayed relatively the same.

George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution, a monograph written by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger, narrates the Culper Spy Ring’s operation in New York City and its contribution toward the American victory over the Great Britain in the American Revolution. Under the order of General George Washington, Major Benjamin Tallmadge established the Culper Spy Ring with the purpose to outspy the British troops’ activities and movements in Manhattan, therefore allowing the Continental Army to recapture New York City. The ring included six members: Robert Townsend, Abraham Woodhull, James Rivington, Austin Roe, Caleb Brewster, and the secret Agent 355; under the command of General Washington and Major Tallmadge, these six members collected information about the British troops’ activities in Manhattan, subsequently sending the information via an intelligence route to General George in order to help him anticipating and making appropriate moves to counter the British schemes. Although there were sacrifices during the operation of the Culper Spy Ring, typically the loss of Agent 355, the Secret Six’s espionage significantly contributed toward the American victory, even with New Work City being occupied by the British Army.

The American Revolution was far from being the first conflict to occur on the soil of the New World. There were multiple skirmishes, battles, and official wars fought in the territory that resulted in severe bloodshed before the idea of the American Revolution was even conceived. One of the most significant of these wars was the French and Indian War or as it was known in Europe, the Seven Years’ War. At its conclusion in 1763, the Treaty of Paris was signed. The English received a substantial amount of new land for the Empire (94). However, with the acquisition of new land and a significant amount of debt from the extensive war efforts, the British government had to reevaluate many of their policies (95-96). After the Treaty of Paris of 1763, the British were confident in their mastery of North America. However by attempting to tighten their control over their American colonies they initiated a series of poorly thought out programs and policies which resulted in a disastrous rebellion.

Nathan was a patriot because he wanted freedom and independence. He was a spy, military leader he was sent by George Washington himself to spy on the British for an attack. His role in the Revolutionary War was to spy on the British. To let George Washington now of an attack against the colonists. His outcome in the war is that they were to learn about the attack. He was appointed general by George Washington. He was gave lieutenant when he joined the militia. Nathan Hale said this when he was executed ‘’I only regret i have but one life to lose for my country.” He was sent to British headquarters. Maps and fortification plans were found on Nathan’s body British took control of long island. The way Nathan’s disguise failed was his cousin Samuel Hale sold him out. He spent about three days in Connecticut. His friend Roger invited nathan over for a meal. He was arrested at their

In 1776, the American people declared themselves an independent nation. The American people were traumatized by the Revolution and feared a strong central government. This led to their first attempt at a government, the Articles of Confederation, which ultimately failed. After this let down of a government, the founding fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence, which would become the law of the American land. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were two influential individuals, who were originally involved in the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Both were involved in the political side of the Revolutionary war, but when speaking of it, told alternate versions of the war. As they approached the end of their lives, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams dedicated themselves to telling extremely differentiating versions of the Revolutionary War; Jefferson focusing on the glory and Adams focusing on the hardships, while Jefferson’s version is the only one recorded in the textbooks students use today.

Washington’s first spy was Nathan Hale, who failed to gather even one piece of information before he was caught and hanged by the British.

Intelligence provided by the Culper Spy Ring was instrumental in the defeat of the British during the Revolutionary War. Picture this: Benedict Arnold, one of the United State’s (U.S.) most infamous traitors and John Andre are successful in conspiring to attack West Point in 1780 (“The Culper Spy Ring,” 2010). General George Washington becoming captured or killed would be a secondary effect of Arnold’s treasonous act. The U.S. Army losing the Revolutionary War and securing any chance of independence from King George III would be the third and final order of effect. From 1778 to 1783 the Culper Ring identified key British movements, plans in New York and surrounding areas, and fortifications of enemy forces. Together they used tradecraft practices to gain intelligence; such practices included: code names, secret writing, enciphered communication, couriers, dead drops, and signal sites (“The Founding Fathers of American Intelligence,” 2008).

America, like so many other countries, likes to conceal their mistakes while teaching their history to the youth. Sometimes they do so by simply not teaching a certain event, or maybe not telling the full story. We like to make it seem that America was the good guy in every situation, to create a sense of proud nationalism. However, the true nature of our past actions can often be lost in the efforts to maintain a good reputation for the country. During the revolutionary war, the American colonists committed many immature crimes against their mother country, Britain. Many of these crimes, including the the actions preceding the Boston Massacre, have been depicted as brave and justified acts of rebellion against the evil British, when they were

“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”. Nathan Hale was an american spy born on June 6th,1755 in Coventry, Connecticut. Hale and his older brother, Enoch were sent to Yale when Nathan was 14 and Enoch was 16. Hale was caught spying by the british on September 21st, 1776 and was killed by the british on September 22nd, 1776 in New York, New York. After his death there were rumors that his loyalist cousin Samuel Hale ratted out Nathan and told the british about his spying. There are three reasons to why Hale was one of the most influential heroes of the revolution. He was one of the first spies in the revolution, he was a martyr/patriot, and he was brave enough to spy on the british.

Washington desperately needed to gain intelligence of General William Howe’s next plan of attack, however there were few who wanted to risk partaking in such a dishonorable task as spying. Hale was the first, and most well known, of the many spies to scout

During the beginning of Colonial America, there were many people who migrated from Europe to settle the new founded American Continent. They traveled from Europe to escape the laws, taxes, demands, and nobility brought upon them at the hands of King George III and Parliament. They wanted to be free from the tyranny of King George III. When the colonist arrived on the American Continent they felt freedoms that they had never before felt. After, feeling the freedom of being on this newly found continent King George once again started putting his demands on the Colonist. Eventually, the colonist saw their rights being taken away by the acts that were passed, the taxes that were implemented, and the Proclamation of 1763. The Tyranny of King

The term “Covert Action” brings with it a connotation of shadowy figures wrapped in secrecy and intrigue. It also brings with it a substantial amount of moral questions as to “what is right.” The use of covert action has been widely publicized since the early seventies, but trying to find out the truth to these events has been difficult to say the least. What is even more difficult, is historically recording these events into categories of successes or failures. These operations are difficult to dissect because of their secrecy and although events have been recorded, some facts simply aren’t apparent. This paper will seek to identify the complex issues associated with covert operations.

The Freemasons have been a center of speculation for decades. Even the origins of freemasonry are cloudy. Although Freemasonry is traditionally traced back to 14th Century guilds that eventually transformed into Masonic lodges, some theorists trace them back to other secret organizations such as the Knights Templar (Jacob 12). In general, freemasonry is known to be a charitable, fraternal, secret society that has chapters internationally. Although it is called a secret society because of its methods of inducting members and private meetings, certain sections of its history are secret as well. Although historians were asking questions for years before, the 2004 film National Treasure sparked new interest in the Mason’s role in the American