The American Revolution And The Revolution

Between 1770 and 1776, resistance to imperial change turned into a full-on revolution. The American Revolution, also known as the Revolutionary War, was a time of revolting and political uprising, in which the 13 colonies separated from the British Empire, forming the independent nation known as the United States of America. Though the American Revolution began because the colonies wanted independence from Britain, many important historical events and revolts also lead to the tensions and resistance to what resulted in freedom and independence for the colonies from British rule. Events such as the Stamp and Sugar Acts, the Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, and the Continental Congress led to expanding tensions and soon to the outbreak of the American Revolution.

On December 15th 1756, I rushed in excitement to Mount Vernon, Lt. Colonel George Washington’s current steading, where he has agreed to meet me and answer questions for the Philadelphia Messenger. It took many knocks until his servant finally answered the door. “Mister Washington sir! That reporter is here!” the servant yelled up the stairs. Soon after Mr. Washington came down and beckoned me to come into the meeting room for the interview.

The American Revolution saw the rise of the American spy, and the father of these spies was George Washington, commander in Chief of the Continental Army. The siege of New York demonstrated the importance and dire need for an intelligence to General Washington. Unfortunately, the difficulty, at least initially, lay with finding people willing and able to serve in this manner.

The reader follows General Washington throughout the Revolution and McCullough does a great job depicting George Washington as he evolves throughout the war, doubts and all. Even when Washington felt swirls of emotions he was never any less of a leader to his men. “Washington was a man of exceptional, almost excessive self command, rarely permitting himself any show of discouragement or despair, but in the privacy of his correspondence with Joseph Reed, he began now to reveal how very low an bitter he felt, if the truth were known.” (McCullough 64) General Washington however hard it may be to believe was only human and McCullough does an amazing job showing this, making the

We all know that George Washington, the first President of the United States, is on the one dollar bill. But did you know that he was the commander-in-chief of the US Continental Army during the Revolutionary War? George Washington sure had a very impressive resume, from his rise in the Virginia militia, to fighting in the French and Indian War, serving in the US Continental Army and pursuing a political future. George Washington has a major impact on US history but most people don't know about his own very exciting life.

Washingtons spies during the Revolutionary War helped him win the war in many ways. Nearing the end of the Revolutionary War George Washington realized that to win the war, he needed to not only have political power, but military intelligence as well, by using things like propaganda, espionage, scouting, deception, and misinformation to use against the British forces. One the first groups were known as the Knowltons Rangers founded in 1776 by Thomas Knowlton, not only did they undertake missions in the U.S but spanned all the way to Europe and Great Britain, among them were Benjamin Franklin, John Jay and Washington himself, these three would be working together in Counterintelligence later on in the War. When the British recruited one of Washingtons

General Washington was respected not just by the rank and file, but also by people in all parts of the colonies. Although he did not inspire his men to fanatical loyalty as Napoleon or Nelson, the troops under his command knew they could count upon his valor, military judgment, and fair justice always. (Morison, p. 314-5) Everyone, from the highest gentleman in Congress to the lowest private in the Army, could depend on George Washington's character at all times.

Did you know that George Washington was one of the most important founding fathers in our country’s history? One of the most important things he did to take a stand was he helped the Americans escape the British in Philadelphia. The British attacked a town in Philadelphia so George Washington helped them go to Valley Forge. Another reason that George Washington really did take a stand was because he came up with the plans to cross the Delaware. George and the continental army couldn’t attack a Hessian held town from the front or they would be overpowered by the Hessians.

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

As far as convincing goes, I believe Washington was vary convincing. As he showed what he believed would be the worst evils the United States would face.

One thing in the story that shocked me is how different our perception of the Revolutionary War is from the reality. An example of this was how ill trained the American army was at the beginning of the war. The army was undisciplined, disobedient, and motivated only by their paychecks. Many perceive the soldiers as valiant, zealous men, but it wasn’t until much later in the war that the soldiers rose to the occasion and became the warriors that we remember today.

He was a self-made man, who had no more than a fourth grade education, and taught himself practically everything he knew. Washington created a reputation for himself as a hard worker and renowned military leader, even before the Revolutionary war. He was responsible for creating the American character, which defined the nation and set a precedent for those who followed in his footsteps. Washington wrote, “We now have a National character to establish; and it is of the utmost importance to stamp favourable impressions upon it; let justice then be one of its characteristics, and gratitude another.” His character helped sustain his troops throughout the war and become the most knowledgeable military man within the colonies, convince delegates to the Constitutional Convention to assign significant powers to the presidency, secure the ratification of the Constitution, and enable the new republic to survive against all odds. He believed his character was much more important to the success of the republic than his policies, and he spent much of his career creating and preserving a reputation for integrity and decency. Washington’s own moral sense was the compass of both his private and public life. The accumulation of the habits and dispositions, both good and bad, that one acquired over time defined one’s character. In 1788, Washington wrote to his trusted

It was the first revolution to majorly succeed and change how people saw their countries, it was the American Revolution. The American Revolution was the first successful revolution against a European empire that provided a model for many other colonial peoples who realized that they too could break away and become self-governing nations (New world Encyclopedia, 1).The American Revolution was vital to history because ideas seen by other countries started a chain reaction. Many ideas were taken into account when the Americans revolted against Europe and all of these played important factors throughout history. Ideas about liberty, equality, representation, and natural rights were first seen as properly put into action to change old systems in the American Revolution. As the American Revolution was the first to succeed and earn freedom, it greatly affected countries all around the world on how they made freedom and equality a part of their government

The American Revolution was undeniably the most pivotal time period in respect to United States History, but who was really to blame for initiating the conflict? While both the British politicians and American colonists shared the blame for the kindling of the revolution, one party was certainly more at fault than the other: the British. Through short-term causes of taxation and incommodious trade acts, and long-term causes of salutary neglect and involvement in the burdensome French & Indian War, the British politicians proved to ultimately be the most responsible for igniting the Revolutionary War.

In regards to the American Revolution, the point that armed rebellion became inevitable arrived when after nearly five constant years of American colonist protesting. American 's had enough and needed to take a stand for the numerous inequalities they were forced to deal with. It was foreseeable that the American Revolution took place due to the unfair taxes that the British were giving Americans. Also, England was not allowing Americans their freedom, along with violence and the political dominance by the Parliament over the colonies by announcing the Stamp Act in 1765, which happened to nearly affect all Americans tremendously.