The attended meetings, war service, and documents were the stupendous accomplishments of George Washington. During the Revolutionary War, Washington was the commander and led them to victory in 1176. For the running of the first president of the United States, it was a unanimous voting for Washington, himself. Before all the chaos, George attended and was involved in so many grand and essential events. A part of the 1st and 2nd Continental Congress, he was popular.
Robert Clive was alive in England around the time of 1725- 1774. He was known for his role in the East Indian Company and his famous victories. He was born in Shropshire and was a mischievous child and for a good reason his father sent him to India in 1743 to work for the East Indian Company. He was a successful tradesman who fought many battles with a small army against the larger French and Indian armies. A significant battle to remember is the Battle of Plassey.
This was all crucial to spark the opening salvos of the revolution. John Hancock was a natural leader and an avid supporter of the revolution. For example, he was the first delegate to sign the Declaration of Independence, not to mention that he signed it the largest, inspiring the other delegates to sign as well. As elected President of the Second Continental Congress, President of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, President of the Massachusetts Ratification Convention, and Statesman to the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, Hancock was a powerful factor of the revolution. During one of these conventions, he introduced the Bill of Rights, breaking the existing deadlock.
At the age of just nineteen Hamilton became captain of an artillery company that saw battles in New York, Long Island, Trenton, Princeton, and White Plains. After the success of these battles, Hamilton became Washington’s personal military aid. In 1781, Hamilton, who was tired of not seeing battle, resigned as aide to Washington. That same year Hamilton again led a battalion at the battle of Yorktown, and with help from other battalions took over British
While Great Britain emerged a victor of the Seven Years war, it was nearly bankrupt at its completion in 1763. This led the British government to raise revenues throughout its empire in order to reset its forces. Ironically, while Great Britain was attempting to prepare for the next war against its European neighbors, it was creating the conditions for an unforeseen conflict with the
Considering the Oneida Indians owned all of New York State and some surrounding areas and now they own thirty two acres in Oneida New York they got a bum deal for all the help they gave the United States. Don Troiani intended to get a response similar to mine from white people but also he instilled pride into the Native American in his painting. He wanted people to remember the sacrifice the American Indians made for a country that just stabbed them in the
From the time of the Revolutionary War this country has gained a government, laws and freedoms. George Washington’s bravery and intelligence led him to great victory. Defeating the British in the Revolutionary War made it possible to become our own country and decide how that country would be run. It was due to Washington’s leadership as a general that we defeated the British; because of that victory Washington was elected the first president of the Unites States. Washington served as president for two terms, during which he accomplished many new things.
But after the battle of Plassey in 1757, the nation began to seize large amounts of land especially in the north. Over 3000 troops of the company fought the Nawab of Bengals soldiers as well as their French allies; seemingly luck was on the side of the British after heavy rain soaked the Nawab’s gunpowder with the British strategically covering theirs the night before to keep it dry. This lead Britain facing little resistance with around $5 million being taken from the Bengali treasury to finance Britain’s further expansion in the country. In this instance Britain was fortunate to establish some form of superiority through trade and luck allowing them more opportunity to continue their take over. With
Question: To what extent were Alexander’s military successes a result of strength and skill of his army or the weaknesses of his opponents? Alexander the Great succeeded his father, Philip II of Macedon, to the throne in 336 BC after Philip was assassinated. Alexander inherited a strong kingdom and an experienced army. He was awarded the generalship of Greece and used this authority to launch his father's military expansion plans. From a young age Alexander started to show his leadership skills and came to command a portion of his fathers great army by the age of 15, whilst his father was away fighting.
His father could see that Alexander could be very influential. Being in charge of a kingdom at the age of 16 is very great. When he was 20 his father was assassinated and Alexander inherited the kingdom… and so begins the beginning of his