Thursday, June 12, 2008

The Final [essay # 1 & 3]

Esaay Part 1: #1
George Washington was commander in chief of the Continental army during the American Revolution and first president of the United States (1789-97), he was also called the Father of America. He was Born in 1732 into a Virginia planter family, he learned many morals, manners, and different body's of knowledge for an 18th century Virginia gentleman. He was also the first president of the united states. Washington as a lieutenant colonel in 1754, he had fought the first skirmishes of what grew into the French and Indian War. When the outbreak of the American Revolution happend, Washington had managed his lands around Mount Vernon and served in the Virginia House of Burgesses. But just like everyone else Washington had made some mistake in his life. He had come across to a conclusion that the United states have been falling apart and losing it's strenght, instead of working together and trying to get them to gain it back, To his disappointment, two of the parties were developing by the end of his first term, Wearied of politics, feeling old, he decided to retired at the end of his second term.
The battle of long Island had finally ended, there were
20,000 British and Hessian Troops and around 10,000 Americans. The British drove the Americans from Brooklyn and forced them to evacuate New York. washingtons biggest battle yet was the Trenton battle. It was a cold dark night and the river was running with tons of flowing ice. At about 11:00 pm a heavy snow and sleet storm broke out of no wear. Washington’s force did not reach the east bank until around 3:00 am. His soldiers were badly clothed and many did not have shoes to even keep warm. Washington’s men had then marched to Trenton, with some of the men leaving traces of blood on the snow, and some men didn't make it all the way there. The size of the army was some 2,400 men from Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York. The battle was a resounding physical and moral victory for Washington and his American troops. Washington enjoyed less than three years of retirement at Mount Vernon, for he died of a throat infection on December 14, 1799. For many months on times end the Nation mourned him.

Essay Part 2: #3

"Although Native Americans ultimately lost every war they fought with Eurpeans, they still had a pivotal role in shaping the history their continent."