In 1755, however, Washington volunteered to join British General Edward Braddock's expedition against the French. ... Prior to the beginning of the American Revolution, Washington devoted most of his time to training his fourteen thousand troops. ... After the French arrived in 1780, Washington's main concern was organizing allies. ... However, by the end of the war, he began to accept the advice of the more experienced officers like Horatio Gates and Charles Lee. ... He was sometimes accused of being paranoid and overly precautious; however, he could be very brave when the situation...

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A revolution was born; "a violent attempt...to end the rule of one government and start a new one"" (Revolution). The colonists demanded independence and relief from the control of the crown, and with the British holding fast to their power, a revolution was born - and it would forever change the relationship between America and Great Britain. The American Revolution officially began on April 19th 1775, when, the thirteen British colonies were ready for change, demanded freedom, and wanted disconnection from Great Britain for good. ... Though in the end the victory would go to the British, ...

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The causes of the Revolution spawned from many different ideas and beliefs. Most of the main disputes from which we have the development of a revolution are disputes over taxes. ... The French and the Indian War was a great factor in the strife of the colonists, because if the French are out of North America, then the colonists did not need the British to protect them from the French. ... The first continental congress convened in 1774, some of the men there started to rise as individual leaders, and most of them saw a spurring of a new organization to end British authority. ... The congress...

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Simultaneously, Edmond Charles Genet was sent to the United States as a special representative from France to implore support in the French Revolution. ... Genet had copiously essayed to obtain American support in the French Revolution, and in accordance with America's foreign policy, Washington vehemently resisted any involvement in war. ... Talleyrand, the French foreign minister, sent an agent, later called X, to demand that the Americans pay tributes to France. ... The Americans refused and the talks eventually ended. ... The risks taken by both presidents, and the end resul...

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On June 13, 1777, Lafayette and several French officers arrived in South Carolina. ... In 1178, he returned to France to financially and militarily aid the Americans. In 1780, he returned to America and served in the Virginian campaign that ended with the surrender of the British at Yorktown which ended the war. He returned to France in 1781 and then he took an active part in the French Revolution. ... He died on May 20, 1834, in Paris, France....

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In the end with England's unnecessary taxations and act's of all verities would lead to the American Revolution, which would begin in April 1775. The increasing involvement and tightening control of the British government over the American Colonies help cause the American Revolution. ... We will look at the French and Indian war also known as the 7 year war, and the American involvement in the war to help England beat the French. ... The reason for this is the after the American's had helped Britain defeat the French they thought that the English can now leave and let us get o...

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The American Revolution ended successfully in New Jersey for several reasons. ... Lastly, supplies and training from French helped General Washington win in New Jersey. ... His victories had done nothing less that save the Revolution" (Lender, 30). ... Another reason why the Revolution ended successfully in New Jersey because of Washington's war tactics. ... In conclusion, the Revolutionary War ended successfully in New Jersey. ...

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Following the French and Indian War, England needed to recoup some of the cost of the war from the colonists. ... Also in the part about Yorktown at the end when the Americans surrounded the British and the French Rolled in by the sea to complexly surround them shoed to hold true. ... The rebels had won the American Revolution (Columbia Encyclopedia)." ... Benjamin Martin, a hero of the French and Indian Wars, is a widower who has settled down to the life of a farmer in South Carolina. ... The revolution was not fought in fields far away it was fought on the door steps of people houses and th...

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When the French arrived in 1780 to aid America, Washington was able to capture Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown with the help of the French. ... That is why he chose to be neutral in the French Revolution with England. ... In 1793 Washington's cabinet members had many conflicts over the neutrality of America in the war between France and England. ... At the end of his second term the country's financial system was well established and the Indian threat had been mostly eliminated. ...

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He first came to notice as a soldier serving in the French-Indian war. ... He united the country at the end of the fighting and kept the country together through his presidency. ... When John Adams nominated Washington to command the Continental Army he united the Congress, and it made the South more willing to join the Revolution because a Northerner had chosen a Southerner to lead the army. ...

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Took an active part in events that lead to the American Revolution. 1776- Jefferson took his seat in Congress as an elected delegate and wrote the Declaration of Independence. ... Louisiana Purchase (1803)- The Louisiana Territory was purchased for 15 million dollars from France. ... Created as a short-term measure to prevent confrontation between American merchant vessels and British and French warships and to put pressure on France and England. ... Reopened trade with all nations except Britain and France, and authorized the president to resume trade with Britain or France if eith...

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Along with being the father of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson had been the minister to France for the past four years. ... He then went on to attack the bill in asking where the convenience would end. ...

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His mother was Rachel Fawcette, daughter of a Protestant French Planter and physician. ... At the end of the Revolution, Hamilton went and studied law in Albany, New York. ... Hamilton submitted a report to Congress in 1790 on the public credit that supplied for the funding of international and national debts of the United States, along with the assumption of the state's debts of the revolution. ... In 1798, when war with France seemed eminent President John Adams appointed Hamilton reluctantly at the insistence of George Washington. ...

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John Adams, who at the time was friends with John Hancock, opposed the choice because he thought George Washington would be better, due to the fact that Washington commanded the Virginia militia for nearly five years during the French and Indian War. ... To prevent the revolution from stalling, Hancock and other rich congress members made large donations for supplies for the army. ... At the end of November, Hancock authorized a congressional Committee of Correspondence to court friends in France. When they arrived they promised Hancock safety of their ship's in France and that France ...

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During the time the American Revolution, Washington managed his lands around Mount Vernon and served in the Virginia House of Burgesses. ... To show that he wanted some action, Washington wore his red and blue uniform that he had worn in the French and Indian War. ... As his term was coming to an end, and he was planning for retirement, Madison urged him to accept reelection as President. ... AS Washington enjoyed his retirement, things between the United States and France grew worse. Washington would later end up being commissioned as Lieutenant General and Commander in Chief. ...

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By early spring 2000; workers took down the metal scaffolding that covered the monument during the restoration, signaling the end of work to the outside of the monument. ... Statue of Liberty Architect: Frederic Bartholdi Location: Liberty Island, New York, New York Date: 1884-1886 Building Type: Monumental StatueObservational Tower Construction System: Iron Frame, Copper Cladding Climate: Temperate Island Urban-Waterfront Context: Neoclassical Realistic Sculpture Fact: An inspiring symbol of America, it was given as a gift from France in honor of the first centennial of the ...

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