FINAL essay #1

George Washington is frequently called the father of America but Washington was in the french and Indian he failed as a leader.

But then years later in the Revolution Washington ends the war and wins over the British. One of the decisive move that Washington pulls on the British is sneaking up to the Heshens by crossing the Delaware river really early Christmas morning while the Heshens were sleeping off the fun filled Christmas eve. During this invasion Washington and his men killed a lot of Heshens but Captured a lot more thus hindering the British army.

Before this memorable event happened Washington made a big mistake he was fighting the British and he backed on to peninsula a land mass surrounded by water on three sides with the British army in front and the British navy the war almost ended right there but some how Washington escaped and he learned from his mistake and the war went on.

After the war was over the colonies became the united states and made Washington the first President.

Valley Forge Letter Assignment

I'm somebody writing from valley forge but I'm from the new york Colonies. I signed up a year ago because new york is an extremely boring place and i wanted to get away from the big boring city that is new york. The revolution that is slowly building substance like a snow ball being rolled in the snow even the smallest snow ball can become a huge avalanche. If we the colonist don't give a decisive blow to the crown I'll have no choice but to leave after my enlistments is up.

Valley forge is a place where people with a miner cut can become infected in a period of hours and end up dieing a few days later.

Being with Washington is not as exciting as it is made to sound like yes he's a great "leader" but all we have been doing is running from the British with Washington's tail between his legs.

I'm really considering not re listing if Washington doesn't give a major strike against the British and stop running like a little girl.

exam essay #2

the colonist rebelled because the Britain government tax them constantly with out representation.

BENEDICT ARNOLD

Benedict Arnold- benedict arnold was born Jan. 14, 1741 in Norwich, Connecticut Died June 14, 1801 in London, england.

One of history's best-known traitors, Benedict Arnold was a successful general from Connecticut during the American Revolutionary War

Arnold also volunteered in three campaigns of the French and Indian War (1754-63), but deserted to be with his dying mother.

Remembered mainly as a mercenary traitor during the American independence war, Arnold was also one of the ablest commanders on either side. He led from the front and was twice seriously wounded doing so.

Upon learning of André's capture, Benedict Arnold escaped down the Hudson River to the British sloop-of-war Vulture, narrowly avoiding capture by the forces of General Washington who had departed for West Point immediately upon learning of Arnold's plan. Arnold received a commission as a Brigadier General in the British Army, a good annual pension of £360, and a lump sum of about 17 times that amount.

i think that the solders didn't go with the intent to kill it just happened.

Revolution and War

Revolution Notes

1763—Proclamation Act
a border between native Americans and colonist

1764—Grenville Acts (direct tax)
Sugar (molasses, wine)
Stamp
Quartering
Currency
Virtual/ Direct Representation
first taxes set on the colonies(British needs money to pay debts from the seven year war)

1765—Stamp Act Congress
first time the colonies organized them self's against Britain
Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams

Revere

John Hancock

Propaganda
Boycotts
Lobsters (Lobster-backs, Thomas Lobster)

1766—Declaratory Act
erases Grenville acts but Britain has the power to do any thing the want to the colonist

1767—Townsend Acts (indirect tax)
second set of taxes
Charles Townsend
Writs of Assistance (search warrants)
Revenue used to pay Royal officials in the colonies
Tea Act (glass, paper, paint) support British East India Company

1770—Boston Massacre
propaganda event
March 5, 1770
Local reaction (primarily)
5 dead colonists
John Adams defends British soldiers/5 exonerated-2 convicted
Convicted men discharged and thumbs branded

1773—Boston Tea Party


November 30, 1773--Dartmouth sails into Boston Harbor


December 16, 1773--Tea dumped into harbor
340 chests of tea dumped (value of 10,000 British pounds)

1774—Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts in Britain)
about punishing colonist
Close the port of Boston
Shut down Provincial and Town Governments
All offices appointed
Named General Thomas Gage as Governor
Gave all western lands north of the Ohio R. to Quebec, allowed Catholic Church to practice

1774—1st Continental Congress
colonies agree to help each other,
September to October (7 weeks)
Carpenter’s Hall, Philadelphia
New England—John Adams, Paul Revere, Silas Deane
Virginia—Washington, Patrick Henry, Peyton Randolph, Richard Henry Lee
Pennsylvania—John Dickenson, Joseph Galloway (Plan for American council under Parliament, to avoid war)
New York—John Jay, James Duane
Maryland—Samuel Chase (future Supreme Court Justice), Charles Carroll (richest man in Maryland, Catholic)
Declaration of Rights—rejects Parliamentary authority over internal colonial affairs, colonies manage own defense, united aid to Boston if Intolerable Acts continue, absolute boycott of British goods to be enforced rigidly

1775— January
William Pitt urges Parliament to withdraw troops from America because the idea of managing the colonies through force was “too ridiculous to take up a moment of your lordships’ time”

1775—April 19 Lexington and Concord
Gen. Gage sends 700 men to Concord to seize the powder supplies
Paul Revere and William Dawes raise alarm the night before
Town of Lexington is on the way to Concord
Minutemen are assembled on the town common
“Shot heard round the world”
18 colonials killed and the rest run away
British march on to Concord and find the munitions were moved overnight
Minutemen ambush the British the whole way back to Boston
430 Redcoats make it back to Boston
30,000 Colonists surround Boston

1775—May
Gen. Howe, Gen. Clinton, Gen. Burgoyne
5,000 British troops
Ethan Allen, “Green Mountain Boys” seize Fort Ticonderoga
Henry Knox uses canon to lay siege on Boston
Benedict Arnold (Connecticut) takes Fort Crown Point to impede an invasion from Canada

1775—May 10, 2nd Continental Congress
Sam Adams pushes for Independence
John Dickenson (Penn.) urges restraint
Agree to form Colonial Army
Delegates unanimously agree to Washington as Commander of Continental Army (John Adams suggestion)

1775—June 17, “Battle of Bunker Hill”
Actually fought on Breed’s Hill
Gen. Howe leads assault without canon support (his canon had been matched with wrong-sized cannonballs [Amherst at Ticonderoga])
Militia waited to within 30 yards (some say 15 yards)
Militia target British officers
Militia ran extremely low on ammunition
On the third assault, led by Gen. Howe, British troops overtake the colonial position
Britain losses almost 1000 men (about half the attacking force)
Colonials lose about 500 men

1776—January, Common Sense
Written by Thomas Paine
120,000 copies sold in three months

1776—March
Gen. William Howe evacuates Boston

July 2, lands in Staten Island, New York (Loyalist base)

1776—Declaration of Independence

June 7, Richard Henry Lee (Virginia) introduces legislation to declare independence from Britain
Before voting on Lee’s proposal Congress appoints five-man committee to draft a formal Declaration of Independence (Thomas Jefferson, 33, does most of the writing)

June 28, Declaration presented to Congress

July 2, Congress approves Lee’s legislation to declare the United States of America independent of Great Britain

July 4, Congress officially adopts the Declaration of Independence
The Declaration intended to:
Undermine loyalty to King George III
Outline basic principles of representative government
Establish the “right” of rebellion
War

1776—August, Brooklyn Heights, New York
Washington's first battle almost killed or captured
Largest Naval group Britain will launch until the 20th century
British victory, city falls to England
As winter came “sunshine patriots” left the American Army
Initial colonial enlistments due to expire

1776—December, Battle of Trenton
Howe believes war almost won
1,400 Hessians stationed at Trenton
Colonel Rall (Hessian) builds no fortifications
Washington “Crosses the Delaware” Christmas night
2,500 men; 18 artillery guns
Surprise attack at dawn
106 Hessians killed, 918 captured
No colonial casualties
Washington retreats in secret to avoid Gen. Cornwallis counter-attack

1777—January, Princeton
Washington ambushes British troops
Colonial victory establishes this will not be a quick war for Britain

1777—September-October, Saratoga

Gen. Burgoyne plans a three-prong attack on colonials at Albany
Plan does not consider the terrain, forcing British troops to march through swamps, lakes, hills and forests full of rebels
Two of the three “prongs” never arrive (Howe goes to Philadelphia instead, St. Leger retreats to New York afraid of Benedict Arnold)
Sept. Burgoyne crosses Hudson River
Oct. 17, Burgoyne surrenders
Establishes American Army as real threat
Helps secure open French Alliance
Turning Point of the War

1777-1778—Winter at Valley Forge
lowest point of war
dosen't know french will help
Under-funded troops
Low morale
10,000+ troops
4,000 troops listed as “unfit for duty” due to poor supplies (boots, blankets, coats, etc.)
2,500 troops die of disease (typhus, typhoid fever, dysentery, pneumonia)
George Washington mentioned a lack of shoes so severe that the men's "marches might be tracked by the blood from their feet”
Local farmers would sell produce to Brits who could pay cash

1779—February, Vincennes

1780—August, Camden

1780—October, Kings Mountain

1781—October, Yorktown
British Gen. Cornwallis
American Gen. Washington (also “Mad” Anthony Wayne, Baron von Steuben)
French Gen. Rochambeau (also Marquis de Lafayette)
Essentially a French Naval victory
Last significant battle of the war

1783—Sept. 3, Treaty of Paris
Britain recognizes American independence
America gets all land from Atlantic coast to Miss. River, Great Lakes to Florida
Fishing rights to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and off the coast of Newfoundland
America must pay debts to Britain
American congress would “earnestly recommend” all Loyalist property returned (States ignore this request)

notes

Events Leading to Seven Years' War: (1754-1763)
King Williams War (1689 - 1697)
Fought in Europe
British fail to seize Quebec City
Queen Anne’s War (1702 – 1713)
French destroy Deerfield, Massachusetts
47 French and 200 Indians kill 5 Colonists
109 survivors taken captive – forced to Quebec City
1707 – Scotland joins England and Britain
King George’s War (1744 – 1748)
Most fighting takes place in Caribbean and Georgia
Between Spanish and English
French later join in and British capture part of Nova Scotia
"Seven Years War" is the name for the global conflict between France and England
"French and Indian War" is the name for the fighting just in North America (or the North American Theater of the Seven Years War)
5 Causes of French and Indian War
Disputed land between Appalachian Mts. And Mississippi River (the Ohio Country)
Both British and French want to control fur trade
Roman Catholic French V.S. Protestant English
Fishing Rights in New Foundland
British over-population
1663
35,000--French58,000--English

mid-term essay

comparison of 3 dictators

Mao Zedong

During the Cultural Revolution, Mao's already great image created a personality cult that stretched into every part of Chinese life. Mao presented himself as an enemy of landowners, businessmen, and Western and American imperialism, as well as an ally of impoverished peasants, farmers and workers. Mao co-founded the Communist Party of China.

Joseph stalin

Stalin created a cult of personality in the Soviet Union around himself. Under Stalin's rule the Soviet Union was transformed from an agricultural nation into a global superpower, although at the cost of millions of lives. Although born in Georgia, Stalin became a Russian nationalist and significantly promoted Russian history, language, and Russian national heroes

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler's dictatorial rule of Germany, which led to the deaths of millions in World War II, has placed him among history's most hated villains. A decorated veteran of World War I, Adolf Hitler joined the German Workers' Party in 1919, later renaming it the National Socialist German Workers Party (which was shortened to the Nazi Party).

Mao,Stalin,Adolf all are the same in the way that they were dictators but that is where the similarity's pretty much stop each dictator had there own paths they followed to become a memorable dictator.

local history project (outline)

ghosts of Plymouth

I. Introduction- do you live in a small town?
A. Hook – Plymouth is a town with multiple ghost sightings.
B. Transition – have you ever seen a ghost in your town
C. Main information
1. descriptions of the “ghost’s in Plymouth”
2. numbers of ghost sightings
3. other ghost sightings in near by towns
D. Main idea of your paper – This paper will focus on...the ghost sightings in Plymouth

II. Body Paragraph 1-descriptions of the “ghost’s in Plymouth”
A. Transition sentence – do you have rumors of ghost in your town
B. 1st main piece of information-these are some descriptions of ghosts in Plymouth
Expand on above info
1. The ghost of a young woman dressed in a bloody wedding dress can often be observed late at night running after a passing car on a dark road outside Plymouth.
2. The ghost of a young Indian warrior has been observed on a few occasions mailing a letter at a Plymouth post office.
3. The ghost of a badly burned woman can be seen very often picking flowers in the front yard of a house in Plymouth.

III. Body Paragraph 2-number of ghost sightings
A. Transition sentence – do you know if you have ghost in your town?
B. 2nd main piece of information-how many ghost where have people see ghost in Plymouth?
C. Expand on above info
1. people have seen a ghost of a woman picking flowers in the front yard of a house in Plymouth
2. a ghost has been seen on a few times mailing a letter at a Plymouth post office.
3. a ghost has been seen late at night running after a passing car on a dark road outside Plymouth.


IV. Body Paragraph 3-do other towns near Plymouth have "ghosts"
A. Transition sentence - do more towns have ghost
B. 3rd main piece of information
C. Expand on above info
1.Newport,Maine has ghost sightings
2. Detroit,Maine has ghost sightings
3.Corrina,Maine has ghost sightings

VI. Conclusion
A. Transition sentence (general statement that relates to your topic) -I fond that a lot of towns have ghost not just in Maine but all over the u.s. go to this website to read about the ghost sightings http://www.ghostsofamerica.com/0/Maine_Plymouth_ghost_sightings.html
B. Summary of main pieces of information -the previous paragraphs tell about the ghost sightings and descriptions of some of the ghost that have been seen.
C. Restate main topic of paper - through the website http://www.ghostsofamerica.com/0/Maine_Plymouth_ghost_sightings.html I've found some proof that there may be ghost though out Maine
D. A sentence or two about what you wrote about means -what I've wrote above gives evidence that points toward ghosts in Maine

exam#4 part 1

SPANISH CIVIL WAR

Guernica

• Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people.
• I think that guernica is an interesting painting and propaganda because this painting by Pablo Picasso shows the Nazi German bombing of guernica. this painting in some ones private home is just an interesting painting but to put this painting in a public art show this painting can show people how Germany is being attacked.

guernica

propaganda are posters, commercials, and any other form of material that can influence some one one way or another. there are two types of properganda advertising and public relations

question #5

Russo-Japanese War

A war fought in 1904-1905 between Russia and Japan over rival territorial claims. In winning the war, Japan emerged as a world power.

President Theodore Roosevelt of the United States was largely responsible for bringing the two sides together and working out a treaty. For his efforts, Roosevelt won the Nobel Prize for peace.
Wikipedia

EXAM #2 PART 1

The Columbian Exchange transformed the world in a more radical (extreme) way than any other development in world history. One significant effect of this process (A series of actions) was the establishment of the Triangle Trade. While many factors were a part of the Triangle Trade, the rapid growth in both supply and demand for new commodities was the largest motivating element. This time period may be best associated (Related to) with economic developments, but it is impossible to analyze (to look at) this period without considering the intense social impact that the Triangle Trade had on those involved. In truth, a full understanding can only be gained by appreciating (Increase in value) how economic and social factors (something that effects something) impact each other in history.

project #1

Few people realize that Brazil was actually the largest participant in the slave trade. Forty percent of all slaves that survived the Atlantic crossing were sent to Brazil. While only 4 % were sent to the U.S. At one time half of the population of Brazil were slaves. Brazil was the last country to get rid of slavery. Escaped slaves found safety in dense jungles or remote mountain regions. where they set up settlements under different names such as quilombo or 'palenque. which is a small fort like village where the slaves good live there lives and be free. Today Brazil has the largest population of African-Americans outside of the United States. The population in which at least 60 percent is of African descent. Statistics on the number of slaves imported into Brazil range from 1025 million

EXAM #1

this picture shows a group of people reaching to shake each others hand. this picture describes the french rev because it shows fertility.

this picture shows a group of woman in an army? the group of woman is being lead by a man. this describes the revolution because is shows equality.

This picture shows the destruction of the Bastille. The destruction of the Bastille meant the people would not have to live in fear any more of being put in the prison like structure. this discribes the french rev. because it shows liberty.

Bastille fortress and state prison in Paris, located, until its demolition (started in 1789), near the site of the present Place de la Bastille. It was begun c.1369 by Hugh Aubriot, provost of the merchants [mayor] of Paris under King Charles V. Arbitrary and secret imprisonment by lettre de cachet gave rise to stories of horror, but actually the Bastille was generally used for persons of influence, and its regime for most political prisoners was mild. As a symbol of absolutism the Bastille was hated. It had strategic importance, for its guns commanded one of the gates of Paris. On July 14, 1789, a Parisian crowd stormed the Bastille in the hope of capturing ammunition. The governor was killed; the seven inmates, none of them political prisoners, were freed. The storming of the Bastille marks the beginning of the French Revolution, and July 14—Bastille Day—became the national holiday of republican France.

WEB SITE: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0806447.html

Danton, Georges Jacques 1759–94, French statesman, one of the leading figures of the French Revolution. A Parisian lawyer, he became a leader of the Cordeliers early in the Revolution and gained popular favor through his powerful oratory. A member of the Commune of Paris, he helped set the stage for the Aug., 1792, attack on the Tuileries and the overthrow of the monarchy. In the new republic, he became minister of justice and virtual head of the Provisional Executive Council. A member of the Convention, the national assembly, he dominated the first Committee of Public Safety (Apr.–July, 1793), created by the Convention as the chief governing body of France. When France suffered military reverses, Danton began to advocate a conciliatory foreign policy. He was not included (July, 1793) in the new Committee of Public Safety, and he retired from the capital. He returned in November when financial scandals involving his friends were revealed. Perhaps to help them, he advocated relaxation of emergency measures, particularly the Reign of Terror, and attacked the dictatorship of the committee. Soon after the committee had eliminated the extremists under Jacques René Hébert, it turned upon Danton and the “Indulgents” or moderates. On Mar. 30, 1794, Danton and his followers were charged with conspiracy to overthrow the government. The trial was a mockery, and Danton was guillotined. There has been much controversy as to his character, particularly between Alphonse Aulard, who defended him as a great patriot and statesman, and Albert Mathiez, who viewed him as a demagogue and a corrupt politician

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french revolution picture

this picture shows people burning a royal carriage

french revolution movie notes

shook foundation of europe, the revultion got rid of the cathlic church, greatest and bloodyest revolution, royal court finished 1682, queen has to make a baby a male baby, luey had a problem making a baby the people thought it was the wife but it was the king he had a medical problem that hurt him to get "happy in bed".

project

i'm going to due a blog essay on the treatment on slaves in the u.s.