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Phillis Wheatley: A Pioneer of American Poetry Phillis Wheatley was an American figure unlike any other at her time. In a time where slavery was the normal, Ms. Wheatley was a revolutionary figure. She was not revolutionary because she was one of the enslaved but because she was one of the enslaved that knew how to read and write, becoming a published author. Women at the time of Phillis Wheatley were oppressed into submission to social norms. It was almost unheard of for a woman to write poetry

Daniel Shays Daniel Shays served role as an American officer in the American Revolution from 1775 to 1780 and also became known as one of the leaders of Shays Rebellion, which lasted from 1786 to 1787. In 1780 he resigned from the army, and settled in Pelham, Massachusetts, where he held numerous town offices. Soon after, wealth reigned in America at the signing of the peace treaty in 1783, but was quickly transformed into a severe economic depression. He began his rebellion when property holders

This film centers around a man named Benjamin Martin. Martin is an excellent soldier who fought in the French and Indian War. Now when it is time to fight for freedom in the colonies, he holds back. It could be because he has lost his wife, or has seven kids; what the audience knows is Benjamin is willing to sacrifice what he believes in to make sure that his children have a safe environment to grow up in. Later in the film, he decides to join the Continental Army to avenge the death of his son.

the Continental Army that would lead them to independence. George Washington was an experienced and respected leader committed to American independence. His leadership qualities united the colonists and the Continental Army. George Washington was an ideal candidate to command the Continental Army. George Washington had previous combat command experience in the French and Indian War. As lieutenant colonel of the Virginia Regiment, Washington built the regiment into one of the best trained militias of

land. As more and more colonists migrated across the Appalachian Mountains, the tension grew. This turned into the French and Indian war. During this war, George Washington was trying to earn his spot as a well looked upon and respected soldier. He was part of the militia with many other colonists. After their leader, General Braddock died, George worked his way up to become a successful leader. The turning point of this war happened when British troops took Canada. Because of this, the British and

Patrick Henry was an American attorney and the former governor of Virginia during the mid 17th century. At the time, America existed as a colony of Great Britain and the tension between the two groups had been on the rise. Henry is most famous for his impact on the decision to wage the Revolutionary war through his famous speech, ¨Give me Liberty or Give me Death.¨ Patrick Henry uses repetition, tone, and imagery in his profound speech to persuade the president of the House of Burgesses to declare

Significance of Washington’s Farewell Address and Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were the first and the third president, respectively. Both were great at being presidents in their own ways. In George Washington’s Farewell Address he advised Americans to not get entangled within foreign countries’ problems and conflicts and to not have permanent alliances and treaties, and also to not have different political parties, and he also stressed the importance

as Sir Richard Branson is well known as the founder of Virgin Group. He was born on July 18th 1950 in Surrey, England and he is the eldest son of Edward James Branson and Eve Huntley Branson, his father worked as a lawyer and his grandfather, Sir George Arthur Harwin Branson was a judge of the High Court of Justice. Until the age of thirteen, Sir Richard Branson was educated at Scaitcliffe School and He moved and studied at one of a boarding school, which was Stowe School until the age of sixteen

Built by the british in 1758 during the french and indian war on the only dry and flat ground in the area. The fort had fell into unrepairable when the war widened in 1776. Resuming on 1777 general leger tried to intimadate the forts occupants by parading his troops in front of the fort. When this didnt work he sent a truce flag bearing a proclamation authored by general burgoyn. Gansevoort refused to respond. After that he began to siege all operations. encamping the regulars and artillery on

In 1775, Patrick Henry gave America one of the most inspiring speeches that will bring soon bring them together with war on the rise. “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” has become the battle-cry to the people in the colonies to take a stand against Britain’s rule and make America their own country. Even after the attempted peace between the two countries, it has been exhausted to the breaking point, and it has come to the time where fighting for their own freedom is the only viable option. Henry’s