“The British American: William Byrd in Two Worlds” 1. How did William Byrd’s life in Virginia reflect British influences? How did it reflect American characteristics? (Mention pertinent customs‚ interests‚ institutions‚ and objects.) 2. In view of William Byrd’s great wealth and influence in Virginia‚ why didn’t he simply stay in America? 3. In what respects was colonial Virginia an aristocratic society? In what respects was it democratic? 4. The author suggests that in England
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for the maintenance of a standing army results in an inconsistency in the concept of a person. The inconsistency in turn undermines the possibility for the only form of government that is consistent with possibility of perpetual peace‚ a republican government.” - J. Gabriel The Article by J. Gabriel‚ aims to present Rousseau and Kant’s argument that having to pay for standing armies deprives humans of their freedom. The cause for the need of standing armies is that even with the presence of
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the English colonies to gain independence from the country Britain. The war established an independent country which is now called the United States of America. Events leading to the war helped our nation form a new government ‚ a new army‚ and the idea that if a government did not serve the people well‚ then that government could be put away and a new government formed to serve the people. Revolutionary War began when the colonists of the new America had enough
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discipline of the troops and establish proper sanitation guidelines for General George Washington’s army. When you want to find an example of a pacesetter‚ look no further than Baron Frederick William von Steuben. In the 1700 armies stood up but there was no real structure or guideline as to how an army should conduct themselves. Von Steuben was the son of a military engineer and served in the Prussian Army quickly becoming an officer by the age of 17. Around the age of 33 he had made it to captain but
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theme that was strongly backed by David McCullough was that George Washington was not a brilliant strategist or was he a without blunders and mistakes‚ but he had perseverance and showed that he learned from experience. Finally he gave a spirit to the army and was the difference in victory and defeat. Lastly‚ two characteristics of the book stood out the most. First the amount of detail was wonderful and made the reader become
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It was December; cold and harsh. The Continental Army outside and risking frostbite walking through snow. Their spirits low after several defeats‚ the soldiers needed motivation. The British soldiers have been following the Continental Army all the way to New Jersey. Commander-in-chief George Washington had a plan though. He was going to cross the Delaware River and surprise the Hessians. The problem was‚ the army was suffering under terrible conditions. There were many ice storms and the
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two-thirds of the Hessians were captured or killed. The battle of Trenton was not just a crucial win for the Patriots and George Washington but was also a tremendous confidence and morale boost for the Continental army and inspired reenlistments. This left the Loyalists in the dust. The years for the army had not been going so well. George Washington’s men had suffered dreadful defeats at New York. The losses of Washington and Lee had put a heavy toll on the Patriots because they were in such desperate
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of this paper is to examine the critical failures surrounding the key loss for the British forces in Kings Mountain‚ South Carolina during the Revolutionary War. British Southern Commander‚ General Cornwallis hoped to bring a quick finish to the Continental Army’s rebellion. By identifying key failures on the British side of the battle‚ this paper will demonstrate how the British could have been successful in the Southern Provinces of America. By winning this battle British forces would have continued
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Reviewed by: Michael Axe 10-5-10 Ordinary courage is a book that tells the story of an ordinary man who is inlisted in the continental army in the revolutionary war. Joseph Plumb Martin is the young man fighting in this war‚ at the time he entered he was just a mere 16 year old kid but by the time his time in the continental army was up he became a man. This is a first person memoir of what it was like for a regular person living in a war zone‚ and dealing with the everyday
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British army were opposite‚ they had equipment‚ food | | |They were well trained to fight. 400 British ships were stationed in harbor.
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