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Janelly Rodriguez

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  • John Hancock
  • John Hancock (January 23, 1737 [O.S. January 12, 1736] – October 8, 1793) was a merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He is remembered for his large and stylish signature on the United States Declaration of Independence, so much so that "John Hancock" became, in the United States, a synonym for "signature".
  • John Hancock (January 23, 1737 [ O.S. January 12, 1736] – October 8, 1793) was a merchant, statesman, and prominent
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  • He served more than two years in the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, and as president of Congress was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence.
  • Hancock joined the resistance to the Stamp Act by participating in a boycott of British goods, which made him popular in Boston
  • One month later, while the British warship HMS Romney was in port, one of the tidesmen changed his story: he now claimed that he had been forcibly held on the Liberty while it had been illegally unloaded.[
  • Given the clandestine nature of smuggling, records are naturally scarce.[45] If Hancock was a smuggler, no documentation of this has been found. John W. Tyler identified 23 smugglers in his study of more than 400 merchants in revolutionary Boston, but found no written evidence that Hancock was one of them
  • In April 1772, Hutchinson approved Hancock's election as colonel of the Boston Cadets, a militia unit whose primary function was to provide a ceremonial escort for the governor and the General Court
  • Hancock was staying at this house in Lexington
  • On May 24, 1775, he was unanimously elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding Peyton Randolph after Henry Middleton declined the nomination. Hancock was a good choice for president for several reasons.[84] He was experienced, having often presided over legislative bodies and town meetings in Massachusetts. His wealth and social standing inspired the confidence of moderate delegates, while his association with Boston radicals made him acceptable to other radicals
  • Hancock's signature as it appears on the engrossed copy of the Declaration of Independence
  • October 1777, after more than two years in Congress, President Hancock requested a leave of absence.[104
  • Dorothy Quincy
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  • Hancock gradually took over the House of Hancock as his uncle's health failed, becoming a full partner in January 1763.
Chris Barnes

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  • Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery.
    • Jarred Green
      Jarred Green on 23 Apr 10
       
      he ended slavery and the civil war but was also assasinated
    • eric rivera
      eric rivera on 11 May 10
       
      yeah jarred, he was a senator senator
    • kenny rosario
      kenny rosario on 17 May 10
       
      He abolished slavery.He was handle the Civil war at such an early time in his presidentual term.He preserved the union.
  • As an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery in the United States
    • Christian Henriquez
      Christian Henriquez on 13 May 10
       
      Lincoln only wanted to stop the expansion of slavery,not slavery in general.
    • alize mcghee
      alize mcghee on 14 May 10
       
      Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865) served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery
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  • "Abe Lincoln" redirects here. For the musician, see Abe Lincoln (musician). For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation).
  • jonathan serrano on 07 Apr 10
     
    Lincoln had closely supervised the victorious war effort, especially the selection of top generals, including Ulysses S. Grant. Historians have concluded that he handled the factions of the Republican Party well, bringing leaders of each faction into his cabinet and forcing them to cooperate.
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  • jonathan serrano on 07 Apr 10
     
    In 1816, the Lincoln family left Kentucky to avoid the expense of fighting for one of their properties in court, and made a new start in Perry County, Indiana (now in Spencer County). Lincoln later noted that this move was "partly on account of slavery", and partly because of difficulties with land deeds in Kentucky.
  • jonathan serrano on 07 Apr 10
     
    The death of the Lincolns' sons had profound effects on both Abraham and Mary. Later in life, Mary Todd Lincoln found herself unable to cope with the stresses of losing her husband and sons, and this (in conjunction with what some historians consider to have been pre-existing bipolar disorder[31] ) eventually led Robert Lincoln to involuntarily commit her to a mental health asylum in 1875.[
  • kenny rosario on 07 May 10
     
    "Abraham Lincoln"
  • vianca lopez on 11 May 10
     
    Abraham Lincoln had no interest whatsoever in ending slavery. He ran as a republican in 1860. And was president during the civil war
  • Chris Barnes on 22 May 10
     
    he was the sixteenth president he is on the penny and he ended slavery in america and he also was the most hated president because the southern states removed themselves away from the union being their own country
Emmanuel Payano

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  • 1.1 Robert Smalls, a slave, commandeers Planter and escapes
    • Emmanuel Payano
      Emmanuel Payano on 18 May 10
       
      go to this section to read about robert smalls
  • USS Planter (1862)
    • Emmanuel Payano
      Emmanuel Payano on 18 May 10
       
      these ships were most like cargo ships. runned by white men and there was slaves too but some escaped
  • Smalls and his crew are awarded half the value of Planter The United States Senate and House of Representatives passed a private bill on 30 May 1862, granting Robert Smalls and his African-American crew one half of the value of Planter and her cargo as prize money.
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  • Robert Smalls, a slave, commandeers Planter and escapes At 04:00 on 13 May 1862, while her captain, C. J. Relyea, was absent on shore, Robert Smalls — a slave who was Planter's pilot — quietly took the ship from the wharf, and with a Confederate flag flying, steamed past the successive Confederate forts, saluting as usual by blowing her steam whistle. As soon as the steamer was out of range of the last Confederate gun, Smalls hauled down the Confederate flag and hoisted a white one. Then he turned Planter over to Onward of the Union blockading force. Besides Smalls, Planter carried seven other black men, five women, and three children to freedom. Moreover, in addition to the cargo of artillery and explosives, Smalls brought Flag officer Samuel Francis Du Pont valuable intelligence including word that the Confederates had abandoned defensive positions on the Stono River.
    • Emmanuel Payano
      Emmanuel Payano on 18 May 10
       
      there was one slav that was held back. if he didnt tell anyone this would not happen.
  • Chris Barnes on 22 May 10
     
    a confederate states ship that was overtaken by a black man named robert smallls
Jacalyn Russ

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  • Dorchester Heights is the central area of South Boston. It is the highest area in the neighborhood and commands a view of both Boston Harbor and downtown.
    • Jacalyn Russ
      Jacalyn Russ on 14 Apr 10
       
      at dorchester heights George washington's men had aim cannons at the town (village whatever). Why? to intimadate the british which they thought worked. the real reason that the british retreated though was because they had 35000 war ships men, ect. waiting for them in canada
  • Dorchester Heights was and is remembered in American history for an action in the American Revolutionary War known as the Fortification of Dorchester Heights. After the battles of Lexington and Concord, Revolutionary sentiment within New England reached a new high, and thousands of militiamen from the Northern colonies converged on Boston, pushing the British back within the city limits. In June 1775 British soldiers under General Howe attacked and seized Bunker Hill, but in the process sustained many losses. Following this encounter, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia gave George Washington the title of commander-in-chief and sent him to oversee the efforts outside of Boston.
    • Cesar Monterroso
      Cesar Monterroso on 14 Apr 10
       
      After General Knox brought cannons to be used against British.
    • 3ddi3 3d :1 Yea!!! S0n
      3ddi3 3d :1 Yea!!! S0n on 14 Apr 10
       
      Was were George and his army set up the cannons over night to sneak attack the Boston Harbor and take thier ship and army
x3 aLiysha snipeS♥

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    • christopher salinas
      christopher salinas on 12 May 10
       
      he was born may 18 1822 and died january 15, 1896
    • joel abreu
      joel abreu on 18 May 10
       
      was one of the most celebrated 19th century American photographers, best known for his portraits of celebrities and the documentation of the American Civil War.
    • joel abreu
      joel abreu on 18 May 10
       
      Brady was born in Warren County, New York, his parents were Irish imigrants.
    • Jaylen Gibson
      Jaylen Gibson on 19 May 10
       
      Mathew was a irish imigarnt and he was born in New York. He also is a well know photographer of his time.
  • Mathew Brady
  • Mathew B. Brady (May 18, 1822 – January 15, 1896) was one of the most celebrated 19th century American photographers, best known for his portraits of celebrities and the documentation of the American Civil War. He is credited with being the father of photojournalism.[1]
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  • Born May 18, 1822 Warren County, New York, U.S.A.
  • ied January 15, 1896 (aged 73) New York City, New York, U.S.A.
  • Occupation Photographer, photojournalist Nationality  United States
  • Spouse(s) Juliette Handy Brady Signature
  • Mathew B. Brady, self-portrait, circa 1860s
    • Emmanuel Payano
      Emmanuel Payano on 13 May 10
       
      he took pictures of many things and people.
    • Jaylen Gibson
      Jaylen Gibson on 19 May 10
       
      He took many pictues of people and thing like the civil war and of himself
  • Chyna Penas on 18 May 10
     
    He employed Alexander Gardner, James Gardner, Timothy H. O'Sullivan, William Pywell, George N. Barnard, Thomas C. Roche, and seventeen other men, each of whom was given a traveling darkroom, to go out and photograph scenes from the Civil War. Brady generally stayed in Washington, D.C., organizing his assistants and rarely visited battlefields personally. This may have been due, at least in part, to the fact that Brady's eyesight had begun to deteriorate in the 1850s.
  • Chris Barnes on 22 May 10
     
    he was the greatest photographer of his time, he took many pictures of lincoln and he to pictures of the civil war battles
Malik Rodgers

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  • On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States.
    • Malik Rodgers
      Malik Rodgers on 22 Apr 10
       
      George washington information
  • arianna baldwin on 10 Mar 10
     
    info on george washigton
  • Eric Diaz on 10 Mar 10
     
    My notes about the pilgrims and George washington.... Social studies Pilgrims 1 Holand is under sea level so they build big walls so the water doesn't get in the town. 1608 the pilgrims went to amsterdam. Dutch were all rich. And wanted to have big bank accounts. Edwin helped brewster in the printing. Papist is an chathlic. Jamestown is were the pilgrims are going. A pound a month for each pilgrim which equal 1.78 dollars in our money. William is the one that is going on the ship to the Americas. The Dutch made the pilgrims an offer . Pilgrims are getting ready to go to the Americas. 1619 august court of king james1 England. Spain is is going to attak the Dutch and england. The ship the pilgrims left on was the speedwhale. Salt mest thongs like meat last longer. The mayflower put it sails down so they won't fly away. The storm cracked the main Beem. of the ship. They use a piece of eqipment to hold the beam in place. Child born in the mayflower in the middle of the ocean. 1620 November the pilgrims arrive to the Americas. 9 weeks to get the Americas. Mayflower compact. Www.esldesk.com/vocabulary/100-words-to-know Two Indian tribes nauset and Wampanoag. Wampanoag there made up of 67 different tribes and nauset is one of them. Confederacy means a group of people or countries that work together for some porpuse. 1620 November 16 cape cod Pilgrims stole the corn and food for the harvest of the Indians and ate them. They also took the valuble things from the dead bodies they found on the ground. 1620 December 5 Princeton harbor. The pilgrims didn't celebrate Christmas or birthday or Easter at all. 1621 January 5 th there building there homes. 50 pilgrims survived in the whole trip. November 1 death December 6 death January 8 death Febuary 17 death March 13 death Scurvy a deaseas the pilgrims get. Pokanoket ( rhode island ) Massoit is the chief of the Indians. The pilgrims and the Indians are going to make a tredy. The first me
Matthew Dumbrique

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    • nilsson Siguenza
      nilsson Siguenza on 22 Mar 10
       
      the boston tea party happened because some people didn't wanna pay taxes on the tea so a ship came filled with them then at night people dressed as indians and went and trew all the tea in the water. king was so mad that he sent his soilders to lock the city so they can starve.
    • Korey Knight
      Korey Knight on 23 Mar 10
       
      People did not want the tea coming into Boston. So colonialist disguised themselves as indians and took over the ship and dumped all the tea into ocean.
    • Jarred Green
      Jarred Green on 23 Mar 10
       
      they were going against the king and his personal orders. he then locked up boston. nothing got in nothing got out.
    • Rafael Rivera
      Rafael Rivera on 25 Mar 10
       
      but some states started to sneak in foods too , also they dumped all the tea away becuase people dident wanna pay taxes so they closed boston , so nothing will come in or go out so they can get there money back
  • The Boston Tea Party was a direct action by colonists in Boston, a town in the British colony of Massachusetts, against the British government.
    • daniel cruz
      daniel cruz on 25 Mar 10
       
      this was because like the people wanted to go against the king but like didnt wanna do it directly so like they dumped tea in the water instead
    • Matthew Dumbrique
      Matthew Dumbrique on 25 Mar 10
       
      They were masqueraded as Indians. They were French Patriots. That means they were against King George. They didn't want the British tea that the king had sent them. So yeah the dumped the tea.
  • Keila Rivera on 25 Mar 10
     
    Thee people of Boston weree tired of payinq taxx on there tea , so when a ship filled with tea arrivedd , people dressed as Indians came nd&& thew all the tea into thee Boston Harborr .
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  • Chris Barnes on 27 Mar 10
     
    the boston tea party was when a party of people dressed up like indians and raided a english merchandise ship filled with tea, they overwhelmed the crew and threw all of the tea over board
  • jonathan serrano on 07 Apr 10
     
    The Indemnity Act of 1767, which gave the East India Company a refund of the 25% duty on tea that was re-exported to the colonies, expired in 1772. Parliament passed a new act in 1772 that reduced this refund to three-fifths of the 25% duty, which effectively left a 10% duty on tea imported into Britain.
  • jonathan serrano on 07 Apr 10
     
    Controversy between Great Britain and the colonies arose in the 1760s when Parliament sought, for the first time, to directly tax the colonies for the purpose of raising revenue. Some colonists, known in the colonies as Whigs, objected to the new tax program, arguing that it was a violation of the British Constitution.
  • jonathan serrano on 07 Apr 10
     
    the boston tea party happened because some people didn't wanna pay taxes on the tea so a ship came filled with them then at night people dressed as indians and went and trew all the tea in the water. king was so mad that he sent his soilders to lock the city so they can starve.
Adonis Bencosme

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american History abigail adams

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  • wife of John Adams, who was the second President of the United States
    • alize mcghee
      alize mcghee on 20 Mar 10
       
      wife of John Adams, who was the second President of the United States
    • Matthew Dumbrique
      Matthew Dumbrique on 25 Mar 10
       
      Abigail was pregnant with her fourth child. John Adams at that time was off to the Second Continental Congress. The Second Continental Congress also took place in Philadelphia. There he would meet many politicans.
    • Emmanuel Payano
      Emmanuel Payano on 22 Mar 10
       
      most of the times john adms would ask for help. she was Very smart.
  • Abigail Adams
    • Adonis Bencosme
      Adonis Bencosme on 25 Mar 10
       
      Was the wife of John Adams.
    • Adonis Bencosme
      Adonis Bencosme on 25 Mar 10
       
      Abigail Adams was one of the smartest women in America.
    • Jason Diaz
      Jason Diaz on 19 Apr 10
       
      This women was the wife of john adams who was the second president of the united states. she was also the mother of john quincy adams VI . She was also the first second lady of the united states.
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      3ddi3 3d :1 Yea!!! S0n on 26 Mar 10
       
      was the wife of John Adams
    • 3ddi3 3d :1 Yea!!! S0n
      3ddi3 3d :1 Yea!!! S0n on 26 Mar 10
       
      and was one of the smartest women of America
  • Abigail Adams was born in the North Parish Congregational Church in Weymouth, Massachusetts, on November 11, 1744, to the Rev. William Smith and Elizabeth (née Quincy) Smith. On her mother's side she was descended from the Quincy family, a well-known political family in the Massachusetts colony.
    • Kevin Rodriguez
      Kevin Rodriguez on 28 Mar 10
       
      Abigail was born in North Parish in Congregational Church in Weymouth Massachusetts on 11/11/1744. Her parents were named Rev. William Smith and Elizabeth Quincy. Her family were known for the political family in the colonies.
  • Abigail Adams by Benjamin Blythe, 1766
    • Kevin Rodriguez
      Kevin Rodriguez on 28 Mar 10
       
      Abigail at the Age of 20
  • Although John Adams had known the Smith family since he was a boy (he and Abigail were third cousins[2]), he paid no attention to the delicate child nine years his junior.
    • Kevin Rodriguez
      Kevin Rodriguez on 28 Mar 10
       
      John Adams was Abigail's third cousin. He didn't pay attention that they were cousins. He had known her since he was a child.
    • Adonis Bencosme
      Adonis Bencosme on 23 Apr 10
       
      Oh Crap.. i Didnt Kno Dat.. Wow..
  • Although Abigail's father approved of the match, her mother was appalled that a Smith would throw her life away on a country lawyer whose manners still reeked of the farm; eventually she gave in.
    • Kevin Rodriguez
      Kevin Rodriguez on 28 Mar 10
       
      Abigail's father had approved of her match. Her mother thought that she will lose her life by being with a country lawyer, she had still been with him.
  • In 10 years she gave birth to six children: Abigail ("Nabby") (1765–1813) John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) Susanna Boylston (1768–1770) Charles (1770–1800) Thomas Boylston Adams (1772–1832) Elizabeth (stillborn in 1777)
    • Kevin Rodriguez
      Kevin Rodriguez on 28 Mar 10
       
      She had give birth to six children in 10 years. Some of the kids didn't live for more then two years. The first to die was Susanna Boylston.
  • In 1784 she and her daughter Nabby joined her husband and her eldest son, John Quincy, at her husband's diplomatic post in Paris.
    • Kevin Rodriguez
      Kevin Rodriguez on 28 Mar 10
       
      She had joined her daughter Abigail "Nabby" with her Husband , and her oldest son. John Quincy, at John Adams diplomatic post in Paris in 1784.
  • Abigail Adams died on October 28, 1818, of typhoid fever, several years before her son became president.
    • Adonis Bencosme
      Adonis Bencosme on 23 Apr 10
       
      Wow.. Dat sucks..
  • Keila Rivera on 22 Mar 10
     
    She was Johnn Adams wife , nd&& she was veryy intelliqent .
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  • Chris Barnes on 27 Mar 10
     
    abigal adams was a very smart woman and she was one of the most smartest women of her time. also john adams would ask her for advice
  • jonathan serrano on 07 Apr 10
     
    After John Adams' defeat in his presidential re-election campaign, the family retired to Quincy in 1800. Abigail followed her son's political career earnestly, as her letters to her contemporaries show. In later years, she renewed correspondence with Thomas Jefferson, whose political opposition to her husband had hurt her deeply.
  • jonathan serrano on 07 Apr 10
     
    Abigail and John's marriage relationship is well documented through their correspondence and other writings. Letters exchanged throughout John's political obligations indicate that his trust in Abigail's knowledge was sincere
  • jonathan serrano on 07 Apr 10
     
    Along with her husband, Adams believed that slavery was not only evil, but a threat to the American democratic experiment. A letter written by her on March 31, 1776, explained that she doubted most of the Virginians had such "passion for Liberty" as they claimed they did, since they "deprive[d] their fellow Creatures" of freedom
  • Jason Diaz on 19 Apr 10
     
    Abigail Adams (née Smith; November 11, 1744 - October 28, 1818)
Cesar Monterroso

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  • On Christmas Day, Washington ordered his army to prepare three days' food, and issued orders that every soldier be outfitted with fresh flints for their muskets.[24] He was also somewhat worried by intelligence reports that the British were planning their own crossing once the Delaware was frozen over. At 4 pm Washington's army turned out for its evening parade, where the troops were issued ammunition, and even the officers and musicians were ordered to carry muskets. They were told that they were departing on a secret mission.[25] Marching eight abreast in close formations, and ordered to be as quiet as possible, the left the camp for McKonkey's Ferry.[26] Washington's plan required the crossing to begin as soon as it was dark enough to conceal their movements on the river, but most of the troops did not reach the crossing point until about 6 pm, about ninety minutes after sunset.[27] The weather got progressively worse, turn from drizzle to rain to sleet and snow. "It blew a hurricane" recalled one soldier.[28]
    • Cesar Monterroso
      Cesar Monterroso on 16 Apr 10
       
      Early morning Christmas Day. George Washington's troops arrive in Trenton and take Hessians by surprise. The General of Hessians could not been able to form up and shoot. George Washington's troops killed General of Hessians and now Hessians do not know what to do. And Hessians surrender. General Cornwallis was in Princeton and went top speed to Trenton while Washington went to Princeton to get another win.  
Emmanuel Payano

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    • Emmanuel Payano
      Emmanuel Payano on 12 May 10
       
      he was a senator of massachusets.
    • Emmanuel Payano
      Emmanuel Payano on 12 May 10
       
      i think the congress made a book about him.
    • Emmanuel Payano
      Emmanuel Payano on 12 May 10
       
      He was a VERY famous lawyers.always win raly lost.
    • Emmanuel Payano
      Emmanuel Payano on 12 May 10
       
      Someone wrote a story about daniel webster. theres a farmer who made a deal with the devil but the name of the devil was the Mr.scratch. he made a deal for 7 years anything he touches turns into gold. scratch comes back and farmers disagrees and runs to webster. It was held in a farm house but the devil made the room filled with dead people was the jury. the jury was filled with crimnals and benedicked arnold.webster looks and has to vaulenter something but if he lost he gets his soul as well. now hes in a trial to save hiss life. then he gave a speech and he was goood at speeches. the jury and the judge are in tears. and says not guilty and the devil was mad as hell.then he picks up the devil and throws the devil and tells never to come here again.!. (THIS IS A FICTION STORY)
    • kenny rosario
      kenny rosario on 13 May 10
       
      by his word he says he will defend anybody in need as long if he is american
Jaylen Gibson

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    • Jaylen Gibson
      Jaylen Gibson on 12 Mar 10
       
      A musket is long shot gun and that its range is up to one hundred feet. It has a smooth round ball that shot out and loose gun powdered gun.
  • A musket is a muzzle-loaded, smooth bore long gun, which is intended to be fired from the shoulder. Usually, the musket is thought to be the weapon that replaced the arquebus, and was in turn replaced by the rifle.
  • The main tactic for infantry attacks from 1700 or so was a slow measured advance, with pauses to fire volleys at enemy infantry. The aim was to break the enemy by firepower and leave the pursuit of them to the cavalry. If the defenders did not break and flee, however, a bayonet charge and hand-to-hand combat would be necessary. The French Army was somewhat exceptional in this regard, as many of their officers preferred the a prest attack - a rapid charge using swords or bayonets rather than firepower. However, British General Charles Grey became known as "no flint" Grey because of his fondness for bayonet attacks. By the 18th century a very experienced soldier could load and fire at a rate of around three shots per minute. Soldiers expecting to face musket fire learned disciplined drills to move in precise formations and to obey orders unquestioningly. British soldiers in particular acquired a reputation for drilling until they could perform coolly and automatically in the heat of combat. Use of musket infantry tactics was manipulated to the fullest by King Frederick William I of Prussia in the early 18th century. Prussian troops under his leadership could fire in some cases a shot every 15 seconds with almost unrivaled discipline. The disadvantage of this approach was the amount of time it took to train a soldier; each casualty could mean the loss of man-years of training.
    • Cesar Monterroso
      Cesar Monterroso on 18 Mar 10
       
      Muskets used in French-Indian War. Best technology in weapons. Usually have to be shot 40 yards or closer. Very not reliable in long ranges. Had to be shot with very large amounts of men in one line.  
Dayana M3lanni3

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  • Bradford, William
    • alexy velasco
      alexy velasco on 03 Mar 10
       
      William Bradford was the one that did the book that told about the Pilgrims.
  • Dorothy (May) Bradford
    • alexy velasco
      alexy velasco on 03 Mar 10
       
      This is William Bradfords wife. She died on the ship when it was in port. They had a child together.
  • Carver, John
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  • Allerton, Isaac Mary (Norris) Allerton, wife (Newbury, Berkshire)[1] Bartholomew Allerton, son (Leiden, Netherlands) Remember Allerton, daughter (Leiden, Netherlands) Mary Allerton, daughter (Leiden, Netherlands), the last survivor of the Mayflower company New International Encyclopedia Bradford, William (Austerfield, Yorkshire) Dorothy (May) Bradford, wife (Wisbech, Cambridgeshire) Brewster, William (Doncaster, Yorkshire) Mary Brewster, wife Love Brewster, son (Leiden, Netherlands) Wrestling Brewster, son (Leiden, Netherlands) Carver, John Catherine (Leggett) (White) Carver, wife (probably Sturton-le-Steeple, Nottinghamshire) Chilton, James (Canterbury)[2] Mrs. Susanna Chilton, wife Mary Chilton, daughter (Sandwich, Kent) Cooke, Francis John Cooke, son (Leiden, Netherlands) Cooper, Humility - (probably Leiden, Netherlands) baby daughter of Robert Cooper, in company of her aunt Ann Cooper Tilley, wife of Edward Tilley[3] Crackstone, John (Stratford St. Mary, Suffolk) John Crackstone, son Fletcher, Moses (probably Canterbury, Kent) Fuller, Edward (Redenhall, Norfolk)[2] Mrs. Edward Fuller, wife Samuel Fuller, son Fuller, Samuel (Redenhall, Norfolk), (brother to Edward) Goodman, John Minter, Desire (Norwich, Norfolk) Priest, Degory Rogers, Thomas (Watford, Northamptonshire) Joseph Rogers, son (Watford, Northamptonshire) Sampson, Henry (Henlow, Bedfordshire) child in company of his uncle and aunt Edward and Ann Tilley[3] Tilley, Edward (Henlow, Bedfordshire) Ann (Cooper) Tilley (Henlow, Bedfordshire) wife of Edward and aunt of Humilty Cooper and Henry Sampson Tilley, John (Henlow, Bedfordshire) Joan (Hurst) (Rogers) Tilley, wife (Henlow, Bedfordshire) Elizabeth Tilley, daughter (Henlow, Bedfordshire) Tinker, Thomas Mrs. Thomas Tinker, wife boy Tinker, son Turner, John boy Turner, son boy Turner, younger son White, William Susanna (Unknown) White , wife Resolved White, son Peregrine White, son (born in Provincetown Harbor) Williams, Thomas, (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk) Winslow, Edward (Droitwich, Worcestershire) Elizabeth (Barker) Winslow, wife
  • Leiden Congregation and Families
  • Planters recruited by London merchants Billington, John (possibly Spalding, Lincolnshire) Eleanor Billington, wife John Billington, son Francis Billington, son Britteridge, Richard Browne, Peter (Dorking, Surrey) Clarke, Richard Eaton, Francis (Bristol, Avon (historic: Somerset)) Sarah Eaton, wife Samuel Eaton, son Gardiner, Richard (Harwich, Essex) Hopkins, Stephen (Upper Clatford, Hampshire) Elizabeth (Fisher) Hopkins, wife Giles Hopkins, son by first marriage (Hursley, Hampshire) Constance Hopkins, daughter by first marriage (Hursley, Hampshire) Damaris Hopkins, daughter Oceanus Hopkins, born en route Margesson, Edmund Martin, Christopher (Billericay, Essex) Mary (Prower) Martin, wife Mullins, William (Dorking, Surrey) Alice Mullins, wife Priscilla Mullins, daughter Joseph Mullins, son Prower, Solomon (Billericay, Essex) Rigsdale, John Alice Rigsdale, wife Standish, Myles (Chorley, Lancashire) Rose Standish, wife Warren, Richard (Hertford, England) Winslow, Gilbert (Droitwich, Worcestershire), brother to "Pilgrim" Edward Winslow but not known to have lived in Leiden. [edit] Men hired to stay one year Alden, John (Harwich, Essex) - considered a ship's crewman (he was the ship's cooper) but joined settlers Allerton, John, was listed as a hired man but was apparently related to one of the Pilgrim families onboard, Isaac Allerton's, who all came from Leiden. He sailed in order to settle in North America, and was to return to England to help the rest of the group immigrate, but died during the first winter of the Pilgrims' settlement. He may have been a relative of the "Pilgrim" Allerton family.[4] Ely, Richard, hired as seaman, returned to England after term was up but later returned to New England and died there. He is mentioned briefly as a sailor by name of Ely in "Of Plymouth Plantation." English, Thomas, hired to master a shallop but died in the winter Trevore, William, hired as seaman, returned to England after term was up [edit] Family servants Thirteen of the 18 people in this category were attached to Pilgrim families, the other five were attached to Non-Pilgrim families. Butten, William, age: "a youth", servant of Samuel Fuller, only person who died during the voyage Carter, Robert, age unknown, servant or apprentice to William Mullins, shoemaker. --?--, Dorothy, maidservant of John Carver. Doty, Edward, (possibly Lincolnshire) age probably about 21, servant to Stephen Hopkins Holbeck, William, age likely under 21, servant to William White Hooke, John, (probably Norwich, Norfolk) age 13, apprenticed to Isaac Allerton Howland, John (probably Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire), age about 21, manservant for Governor John Carver Lancemore, John (probably Shropshire or Worcestershire), age under 21, servant to the Christopher Martin Latham, William, age 11, servant/apprentice to the John Carver family Leister, Edward (Kensington), aged over 21, servant to Stephen Hopkins Moore, Ellen, (Shipton, Shropshire), age 8, indentured to Edward Winslow Jasper More, (Shipton, Shropshire), brother, age 7, indentured to John Carver Richard, (Shipton, Shropshire), brother, age 6, indentured to William Brewster Mary, (Shipton, Shropshire), sister, age 4, indentured to William Brewster Soule, George, servant or employee of Edward Winslow Story, Elias, age under 21, in the care of Edward Winslow Thompson, Edward, age under 21, in the care of the William White family, first passenger to die after the Mayflower reached Cape Cod. Wilder, Roger, age under 21, servant in the John Carver family
  • In all, there were 102 passengers on the Mayflower - 74 men and 28 women
    • alexy velasco
      alexy velasco on 03 Mar 10
       
      This was including the people thatvwas on the Speedwell in the first place.
  • arianna baldwin on 05 Mar 10
     
    Do you know how many people exactly were on the mayflower?
anibal hernandez

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  • As a young man, Washington had red hair
    • daniel cruz
      daniel cruz on 10 Mar 10
       
      he was also known to be tall
  • commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1783.
    • alexy velasco
      alexy velasco on 10 Mar 10
       
      He was supposed to have started the war between the English and the Dutch
  • Mary Ball Washington
    • alexy velasco
      alexy velasco on 10 Mar 10
       
      Washingtons mom was known to always be complaining. She would mostly complain about how much money she has. Especially when her husband died and left most of his land and money to his oldest son from his first wife.
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  • Augustine Washington
  • Augustine Washington
    • alexy velasco
      alexy velasco on 10 Mar 10
       
      Washingtons father died when he was very young. He left most of his land to his oldest son from his first wife Lawrence. His first wife was very angry when he left his poorest land to George and his brother got wealthiest.
  • Ferry Farm
    • alexy velasco
      alexy velasco on 10 Mar 10
       
      Ferry farm is the land that George's father gave him. It was his poorest and smallest land. The mother of George was very mad when she learned of this.
  • slave trade continued throughout George Washington’s life.
    • Malik Rodgers
      Malik Rodgers on 10 Mar 10
       
      The slave trade continued on and on. Even when his father died in 1743 it was still happening. When George washington was 11 years old he inherited 10 slaves. In 1759 he personally owned about 85 slaves to mount vernon. By: Malik Rodgers
  • George Washington
    • anibal hernandez
      anibal hernandez on 10 Mar 10
       
      george washingtion was the first and one of the best presidents of america. george washingtion went through the tough times during hes life time. he went through the revolotionary war. george washingtion was one of the best presidents ever in the history of america.
    • anibal hernandez
      anibal hernandez on 10 Mar 10
       
      george washington was the first and one of the greatest presidents in the world. george washington went through alot of inportant things during hes time. george washington went through the revolotanary war.
platano y salami

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      platano y salami on 11 Mar 10
       
      story about slaves there are two are indentures and the one black man they descide to flee.they then got caught and the white men got a couple of more years added to there time and the black man was sentence for life.if you where a slave you can buy your way out and become a free man or women.also if you where a free man you still didnt have rights.the master needed money and he sold the slaves kids away .then he dies and the women gets everything the animals the slaves the house and the money anthony garcia
    • platano y salami
      platano y salami on 11 Mar 10
       
      also if in virgina if your mom was a slave her kid was a slave and vice versa
  • Rafael Rivera on 11 Mar 10
     
    This link is going to give you list of slaves
Edson Ordonez

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  • Fort Pitt was a fort in what is now the city of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The fort was built from 1759 to 1761 during the French and Indian War, next to the site of Fort Duquesne. The French built Fort Duquesne in 1754, at the beginning of that war, and it became a focal point due to its strategic river location. The Braddock expedition, a 1755 attempt to take Fort Duquesne, met with a bloody repulse at the Monongahela River. The French garrison viciously mauled an attacking British regiment in September 1758, but abandoned and destroyed the fort at the approach of General John Forbes's expedition in November.
    • Cesar Monterroso
      Cesar Monterroso on 16 Mar 10
       
      This was Fort Duquesne before it was burned down. Washington was going to attack the Fort but French retreat back to Canada. George and his army renamed the Fort, Fort Pitt. Which is todays Pittsburgh.
    • Jacalyn Russ
      Jacalyn Russ on 16 Mar 10
       
      Fort pitt was taken back by the british who named it fort pitt after a prist or some famouse person in europe IDK but yeah that's who the named it after. burg is a german word
    • nilsson Siguenza
      nilsson Siguenza on 16 Mar 10
       
      Fort duquenses was burned down by he french. THe british came and build a new fort called fort pitt the named it after a guy named Thats last name was pitt im not so sure but i'd have to check my notes. Anyway this is now known as pittsburgh
  • 3ddi3 3d :1 Yea!!! S0n on 16 Mar 10
     
    Fort Duquense was burned down by the french and then the british built a new fort near it called Fort Pitt> and they called the place where it was built Pittsburg
  • Yahiraa Ayalaa on 17 Mar 10
     
    The Fort Was Named AFter WIlliam Pitt - Prime Minister Of enqlandd . He ALso Never heard from Washingtonn Aqain After Thatt .
Geselle Valera

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  • “That all men are born equally free and independent
    • Steven Pierna
      Steven Pierna on 26 Apr 10
       
      George Mason was a Patrio, he would also talk to washington about politics and about equal rights.
    • Geselle Valera
      Geselle Valera on 26 Apr 10
       
      George mason and Washington believed that everyone should be treated equally and didnt support slavery
  • Mason lived with his family on a Fairfax County Plantation.
    • Steven Pierna
      Steven Pierna on 26 Apr 10
       
      Will, and George did not get along so well. One thing for sure was Will was a tory. And as you no george was a Patriot
  • In 1776 he was Fairfax County’s representative to the Virginia Convention and was appointed to the committee to draft a “Declaration of Rights” and a constitution to allow Virginia to act as an independent political body.
    • Steven Pierna
      Steven Pierna on 26 Apr 10
       
      By, this time they are independent. Which means that they are gonna need to fight the British.
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    • Steven Pierna
      Steven Pierna on 26 Apr 10
       
      The say that The British is one of the most powerful force in the World
Lucas Petricorena

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  • Jamestown
    • Lucas Petricorena
      Lucas Petricorena on 21 Apr 10
       
      was founded May 14, 1607
  • Isaiah Quintana on 10 Mar 10
     
    "Jamestown, located on Jamestown Island in the Virginia Colony, was founded on May 14, 1607.[1] It is commonly regarded as the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States of America, following several earlier failed attempts, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke. It was founded by the London Company (later to become the Virginia Company), headquartered in London. Located in James City County when it was formed in 1634 as one of the original eight shires of Virginia, Jamestown was the capital of the Colony for 83 years, from 1616 until 1699.[2] At that time, the capital was relocated to Middle Plantation, about 8 miles (13 km) distant. (That small community, which had also become home to the new College of William and Mary in 1693, was renamed Williamsburg in 1699). The London Company's second settlement, Bermuda, claims the oldest town in the English New World, as St. George's, Bermuda was officially established (as New London) in 1612, where James Fort, in Virginia, is said not to have been converted into Jamestown until 1619. Jamestown ceased to exist as a settlement after the transfer of Virginia's capital to Williamsburg in 1699, existing, today, only as archaeological remains, whereas St. George's has continued in use throughout.[3] Jamestown is one of three locations comprising the Historic Triangle of Colonial Virginia: Jamestown, Yorktown, and Williamsburg. Jamestown offers two areas to visit. Historic Jamestowne,[4] on Jamestown Island, is a cooperative effort by Jamestown National Historic Site, a part of Colonial National Historical Park, which is a unit of the National Park Service, and the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. The other attraction is known as Jamestown Settlement, and located 1.25 miles (2.01 km) from the historic location of the colony. It is a Living History interpretive site operated by the Jamestown Yorktown Foundation in conjunction with the Commonwealth of Virginia and was established f
anonymous

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  • Prominent citizens of the colony, including George Washington, a neighbor and a close friend, visited frequently, and Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, the first member of the British nobility to reside in the colonies, lived at Belvoir before he moved to the Shenandoah Valley. Despite the grandeur of their surroundings and the refinement of their furnishings, planters like the Masons, McCartys, Washingtons, and Fairfaxes did not lead indolent lives. Conscious of their civic duty, they were the political, social, economic, and religious leaders of their immediate neighborhood and of the colony at large.
  • Cesar Monterroso on 11 Mar 10
     
    The cousin of George Washington
  • Carolin Tavarez-Cepeda on 11 Mar 10
     
    he was a very wealthy man . and married ann fairfax.
ashley lendof

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  • ashley lendof on 19 May 10
     
    he was the second president and he was also an American politician and political philosopher.
  • Chris Barnes on 20 May 10
     
    he was the second president and he was not a people person and he spoke withy a lisp and he also had four children
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  • A heavy British military presence in Boston led to a tense situation that boiled over into incitement of brawls between soldiers and civilians and eventually led to troops discharging their muskets after being attacked by a rioting crowd. Three civilians were killed at the scene of the shooting, eleven were injured, and two died after the
    • Edson Ordonez
      Edson Ordonez on 19 Mar 10
       
      This 2 sentences tell how many people die in battle and injure and the shooting with there muskets.
    • daniel cruz
      daniel cruz on 22 Mar 10
       
      there was a black guy that was killed in the boston masacre and was like the first black guy in that time where that place was
    • daniel cruz
      daniel cruz on 22 Mar 10
       
      this was at the beginning of the american revolution
    • daniel cruz
      daniel cruz on 22 Mar 10
       
      john adams and everyone else thought it was a fire but alot of people were killed
  • THE HORRID MASSACRE IN BOSTON, PERPETRATED IN THE EVENING OF THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH, 1770, BY SOLDIERS OF THE TWENTY-NINTH REGIMENT WHICH WITH THE FOURTEENTH REGIMENT WERE THEN QUARTERED THERE; WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE STATE OF THINGS PRIOR TO THAT CATASTROPHE
    • Edson Ordonez
      Edson Ordonez on 19 Mar 10
       
      this was a British propaganda.
    • daniel cruz
      daniel cruz on 22 Mar 10
       
      yes british propaganda
  • The Boston Massacre was an incident that led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops on March 5, 1770, the legal aftermath of which helped spark the rebellion in some of the British American colonies, which culminated in the American Revolution.
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