Simon Bolivar: El Libertador

In August, Lee was appointed to the Continental Congress, and with his great oratorical skill he and others began to move American thinking from subservience to independence. “In 1776, Lee offered the Resolution for Independence to the Committee of the Whole at the Second Continental Congress. The resolution declared "that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved. " By July, the Congress had voted for independence.”

The American Revolution was a colonial rebellion that lasted from 1765 to 1783. The American Revolution was fought for the United States’ Independence. The American citizens in the thirteen colonies fought for and won independence from Great Britain, becoming the United States of America. The American Revolution was a world conflict that involved not just the United States, but also France, Spain and the Netherlands.

The timeline of Jackson’s life and accomplishments was fascinating. He showed his effectiveness and set his outstanding reputation decades before becoming the president for his first term in 1828 at the age of 61. Andrew Jackson was known for being the national war hero for the various victories that he brought to the United States. With Andrew Jackson’s leadership, the U.S. Army defeated British in the War of 1812.

Born into a non-aristocratic poor family, somewhere in the Carolina’s on March 14, 1767, was a man named Andrew Jackson. Jackson, also called “Old Hickory” was a very bold proactive man in American history. From being a military hero and founding the democratic party to enacting the trail of tears and dismantling the of the Bank of the United States, the man and his legacy are a prominent topic for scholarly debate. Some believe he was a great president and some believe he was the worse president. But if you look at it from a moral perceptive or in the eyes of a foreigner, Jackson’s legacy was far more villainous than heroic.

‘What worried the states men in the mother country was the likelihood that, if Virginians had occupied Kentucky, Indians would attack them, and the British might have to come and rescue at great cost to the imperial treasury” (5) The 1758 Treaty of Easton, which gave the Indians all the land west of the Appalachian, did not help their cause. Holton alludes to many other instances where the colonists wanted to expand but was consistently overlooked by the imperial government. The Indians caused the British to fear another war. Essentially, Holton makes it seem like the British were more on the side of the Indians then they were for their own colonists.

Furthermore, the USA attended the Washington Disarmament Conference, and was a signatory to the 1928 Kellogg-Briand Act, which renounced war as a tool of foreign policy. - In President Harding’s victory speech, which was the first to be broadcast over radio, he called for a “return to normalcy,” emphasizing how America would stay out of the foreign wars that had brought so much havoc to the nation. - This was exactly what the people of America wanted to hear. American’s wanted to enjoy and maintain the economic boom that came about during the 1920’s, and they wanted to enjoy themselves with their newfound social freedoms that had arisen in the aftermath of the war. In the hedonistic heyday of the 1920’s, the average person was more concerned with having a good time for themselves, rather than worrying about distant international affairs.

The British impressed thousands of American sailors into the Royal Army, punishing Americans despite America’s state of sovereignty during Britain’s war with France. This blatant disrespect of America’s neutrality was a big factor in America’s decision to declare war against Britain. Furthermore, the British still kept the Orders in Council even after America passed several embargo policies hoping for change. The policies were ignored by the British and Americans were only harmed by Jefferson and Madison’s attempts for peace. Ultimately, the War of 1812 was due to Britain’s inability to respect America as a nation separate from the French and British

The social aspect was that Gates was jealous of Arnold and didn’t want him to take the glory so he could for himself. The political aspect was that through Arnold’s brilliant strategies he was able to outmaneuver Burgoyne’s tactics. The economical was there is one last British army standing between them and their independence and more land gained from their

Based on John Tyler unexpected Presidency in 1841, he should be ranked with a 4.5. Though he was a slave owner and joined the Confederate State Congress during the civil war, he still had a very strong will during his Presidency that positively all Presidents after him. He would have been able to do much more if he was able to get anything past the other branches of the government. President John Tyler did not have much of any goals when he was inaugurated because he was serving as vise president before President William Henry Harrison died, but he did have some major accomplishments. At the beginning of office he had himself immediately sworn in which set a precedent for all Vice Presidents who became President.

Andrew Jackson rose to the office in an unprecedented way, unlike all his predecessors Jackson did not work in national politics and had very little experience with the legislative branch of government. Andrew Jackson instead rose to the national spotlight as the hero of the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Jackson’s status as a national hero combined with his self-made man image helped him establish a connection with the American people in a way no other president had previously done. Andrew Jackson was elected after political reforms in the 1830s that changed

Washington and Rochambeau marched an army from New York to Virginia to join with other French forces while de Grasse sailed with soldiers to the Chesapeake Bay and the York River. Because of the precision of the positioning, they were able to capture Cornwallis and his troops. On October 17, 1781, after some resistance, Cornwallis surrendered he and his army of 7,000 men. Though this didn’t win the Americans the war immediately, it put them way ahead of the British. This incident brought forth outcries in England against continuing the war; about two years later, after hardly any significant battles, the Americans and the British signed a final treaty on September 3, 1783.

Spain announced that they were going to limit Cuba’s self-government, but the United States responded by declaring that Cuba had the right to independence and demanded the withdrawal of Spanish forces from Cuba. For economic and strategic reasons, the United States had the public’s support of this war. The US people embraced the idea of freeing an oppressed population of people controlled by Spain. The United States was also interested in the sugar industry in Cuba. Cuba actually traded more with the United States than with Spain.

One major event that took place during this time frame was the holding of the Second Continental Congress in the May of 1775. One important fact to remember is that during this convention, the colonists reaffirmed that they were still loyal to the Crown. They would have been fine with remaining a part of Great Britain’s rule has the King simply took into account some of the issues they had with the way the colonial government was forcing rules into place. Here important men like George Washington formulate the Olive Branch Petition, drafted June 5th, basically asking King George III to take in mind some of their requests and to cease the military intervention. The King refused and decided to wage even more conflict against the colonies; this sparked outrage within the American people pushing them even more to continue their quest to independence from the Crown.

1 Katz Jules Katz Mr. Bonar AP U.S. History Period 4 8 August 2016 Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph Elis Preface The American Revolution was unique as the extraordinarily resilient men shaped the future of America, despite circumstances such as their stance in lower classes. The environment of the colonies allowed them to achieve high reputations from sheer intellect and exceptional character, and ultimately achieve the seemingly impossible: breaking free from Great Britain and unifying the colonies.

“The British are coming.” (Paul Revere) the reason the British were coming was to arrest, disarm and stop the rebels. The colonists were dissatisfied with the British rule and taxation without representation.