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    refuses to cast a vote in favor of South Carolina joining the war. The Congress however votes to join the war against the British and his oldest son, Gabriel enlists in the Continental Army. Two years into the war, the farm 's fields become a battlefield and Benjamin decides to treat the wounded, British and Continental Army soldiers, including his son Gabriel. When Colonel Tavington and his troupes arrive, he captures Gabriel in order to hang him for treason. His younger brother Thomas tries to

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    fifteen-thousand troops. General Washington and his untrained continental army attempted to cut them off but were outnumbered and outmaneuvered. After several more failed attempts to stop the British Army, Philadelphia was taken and Washington retreated. With winter fast approaching, Washington began to look for a winter encampment for his army, as was normal for armies in the 18th century. Washington was looking for a place for his army to stay at that would “afford supplies of provisions, wood, water

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    of the French and the Continental Army about 15,000 or more marched dip North towards General Cornwallis and 9,000 British troops ready to defend. It took 3 weeks of intense fighting and multiple battles day and night till the Continental army and French broke the defense of General Cornwallis stormed his headquarters and forced him to surrender. Two years later I 1783 the treaty of Paris was signed, this treaty ended the war. Without the Bravery and Honor of The Continental soldiers at Yotktown made

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    The Battle of Trenton and the Battle of Saratoga were both victories for the American Continental Army. Yes, both victories were significant, but for different reasons. I believe that the Battle of Trenton is the battle that more significantly improved the Patriot’s morale and helped turn the tide in their favor. The Battle of Saratoga was also a major American victory but that battle is more known as the turning point in the Revolutionary War. Late in December of 1776 George Washington and his

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    Thomas Paine Influence

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    Would the revolutionary war in the New World have developed without Thomas Paine? Political activist Thomas Paine created the first influential piece of writing, Common Sense, about retrieving American independence over Great Britain. Common Sense was a famous 50 page pamphlet discussing the possibility of creating a democratic republican party, and advocating independence from Great Britain. Thomas Paine had ideas of independence before he wrote Common Sense, but the American Public and his comrades

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    After John adams graduated from Harvard college he studied law. Eventually he became an member of the Massachusetts Bar. and later on in his career he became an member of the continental congress (HistoryNet). He became a lawyer and decided to continue use his intelligence and climb higher and higher all the way up to the continental

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    Battle Of Yorktown Essay

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    On October 18, 1781 Cornwallis and his army surrendered. The Continental Army was looking for hope, as they were entering the Battle of Yorktown. They were weak and very poor. In 1778 France became an alliance with the Americans, and both countries were hoping for a short battle. Sadly, that was not the case. The French and the Americans realized they were desperately in need of a new strategy. They needed Generals to work together and figure out a way to merge the two forces. General George

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    caught off guard. He had to learn to control his anger. He would often let his frustration show on paper when writing to his friends, but kept his composure in public. He was elected as a delegate to the First Continental Congress and the Second Continental Congress. The First Continental Congress did not seek independence, instead it convened to protest the Intolerable Acts. Congress swore to cut off trade with Britain unless the Acts were revoked. The Intolerable Acts were laws that

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    Happiness to the United States of America.”-George Washington. Britain’s surrender at Yorktown sent a shockwave of relief and optimism through the colonies. The Continental Army in unison with their allies attained an unforeseen victory against a prestigious Redcoat army. General George Washington’s polished sense of leadership propelled the army uphill to victory. Capitalization on Britain’s mistakes under General Cornwallis proved key in obtaining victory. Geopolitical factors frequently hindered military

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    It was so great to see you in Carrollton last month. I have thought a lot about your question concerning George Washington and decided to do a little research. Maybe this will help shed some light on the importance of George Washington to Americans. By the way, it helped me learn a little too. During the birth of the American Revolution in 1767, George Washington first took political and military roles to oppose the acts of the British Parliament. The British were imposing taxes and laws upon

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