George Roden

Life at Valley Forge wasn’t all about guns. It was about building hope to people that want the freedom. This is how the soldiers’ got at Valley Forge. The commander was George Washington. The soldiers were told to withdraw at Boston and to retreat to New York City. The soldiers were unable to stop the British. So the British marched to the national capital of Philadelphia. They had some victories, but failed this one. That’s why the soldiers were told to set camp at Valley Forge. The date was December

George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was the oldest of six children, excluding his three half siblings of whom he was the youngest. His father was Augustine Washington and his mother was Mary Ball Washington. They moved three times during his childhood, and their second plantation is the present-day Mount Vernon, the house of George Washington. When he was 11, his father died and left most of his inheritance to Washington’s two older step-brothers.

He always wanted to be in the political light but always failed at it. His success finally came when the New York Governor George Clinton named him Attorney General in 1789. In 1791 he was elected to the United States Senate. He later ran for the United States Presidency in 1800 running against the popular Thomas Jefferson. The election ended in a tie Congress had to make the

The French and Indian war marked a turning point in American relation with Great Britain. Although mostly negative, this war also brought in a stronger ally ship with Great Britain who at the time was very powerful. This war helped America understand that Britain was very powerful and that if anything went wrong they would be even stronger if they worked together as allies. The French and Indian war led to the elimination of the French property in America, which was a major turning point. This war

Peter Stuyvesant was a big role in the developing of colonial New York. Peter was born in 1610 in the Netherlands by his parents Margaretha Hartenstein and Balthasar Stuyvesant. His father, Balthasar, was the clergyman of Friesland. Friesland was a province very close to New Netherland. Peter died at age 62 in Manhattan Island, New York in 1672. He got his nickname “Pegleg Peter” because he had to get his right leg amputated after an expedition against the Portuguese Peter Stuyvesant came to New

The Pawtucket Armory is located at 172 Exchange Street, in Pawtucket, RI. This building was listed on the National Historic Register in 1983. Construction of the building began in 1894, and was completed in 1895. The Pawtucket Armory was built for the Kearny Light Infantry, the Pawtucket Horse Guards First Cavalry, and the Tower Light Infantry of Pawtucket. The Pawtucket Armory housed 700 Militia in 1902. The militia was called out by Rhode Island's governor to help protect the city when it was

The Hartford Convention The Hartford Convention was an event held during the War of 1812 between December 15, 1814 and January 5, 1815 in Hartford, Connecticut. Leading members of the Federalist Party from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Vermont gathered to discuss the objections they had with the administrations of Democratic-Republican presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison (Banner). They would not only bring to light the supposed wrongdoings of the presidents

the initiation of the 12 Amendment of the Constitution. Congressional Republicans unanimously nominated James Madison for a second term as president. His reelection seemed certain. The opposing party, the Federalist Party had almost ceased to exist. George Clinton, who was the rival of Madison in the 1808 election, died in April. DeWitt Clinton was George’s nephew, who worked hard to secure the presidency for his uncle. He had his own ambitions for the office. But

responsibility. The most important role of a Federalist was their ability to defend the popular gains of the Revolution. Many Federalists were well educated in national-level work and very gifted. Among those gifted Federalists were Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. Furthermore, the Federalists were also well regulated, well financed, and used the printed word very wisely. Most of the newspapers were in favor of the Federalists and the articles were

they had no warm clothing. If you were at Valley Forge, would you have quit ? In this moment quit doesn’t necessarily mean stop at that moment. It means after your serving term is up, would you re-enlist ? I will re-enlist because we have General George Washington, we have