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In 1999 the Beacon Press published The Shoemaker and The Tea Party by Alfred Fabian Young. Young writes about the American Revolution and the significant events that took place through the perspective of commoner George Robert Twelve Hewes. Young tries to figure out what kind of influence Hewes had and why he is not remembered…

The Shoemaker and The Tea Party by Alfred Fabian Young was published in 1999 by the Beacon Press. Young writes about the Revolution and the historic events that took place through the perspective of commoner George Robert Twelve Hewes. Young tries to figure out what kind of influence Hewes had and why he is not…

Paul Revere’s “The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th, 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt.” was an effectual piece of propaganda during the time leading up to the American Revolution. Engraved on laid paper with watercolor, the colors and figures appear vibrant and sharp. The eyes of the audience…

Crispus Attucks was born in 1773 in Framingham, Massachusetts. His father was a slave and his mother was a Natick Indian. Crispus was born into slavery and decided to escape. But, that is not what Crispus is known for, he is known for his brave act in the Boston Massacre but unfortunately was the first…

March 5, 1770 was the day the Boston Massacre occurred, according to Thomas Preston a “White object was thrown in the direction of group of nine British army soldiers” when British soldiers in Boston opened fire on a group of American colonists killing five men named; Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, James Caldwell, Crispus Attucks, and…

The Boston Massacre was the start of the Revolutionary War according to many of the historians. There were five casualties from this war. The event of the Massacre took place on March 5, 1770. They’re casualties left with these people. “With the British troops in the Massachusetts Bay Colony were there to stop demonstrations against…

During the 1700s, came the birth of one of the greatest countries in this world, the United States. The process was no walkthrough and many of the scarring events that took place were necessary for the advancement of the independence movement by the colonists. One very important event that changed the fate of the country…

It can be questioned whether or not the book Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam, written by historian James McPherson, represents a theme of contingency. McPherson describes contingency as “the recognition that at numerous critical points during the war things might have gone altogether differently.” That being said, critical events and decisions like The Battle of Bull…

Majority of the time, watching a movie about what one is learning about in History class is not the most reliable source for information. The movie Glory follows the first African American unit in the civil war. This unit is known as the 54th regiment. The movie follows the 54th Regiment as they navigate through…

Nearly 200 years prior to the start of the Civil War, John Locke, an influential English enlightenment philosopher, noted that the power of the executive is to act for the public good, “without the prescription of the law and sometimes even against it.” To preserve and maintain society is the fundamental role of the executive….