April Morning In April Morning, written by Howard Fast, the theme of maturation prevails throughout the book as the main character, Adam Cooper, changes from being perceived as a young boy to a man. Also, as Adam matures from boy to man, the colonial revolutionaries acknowledge the seriousness o...

Paul Revere was a man of many talents, a "Jack Of All Trades" if you will. Patriot, silversmith, engraver, and republican, he was destined to be a hero. Born to parents Apollos De Rivoire, a French Huguenot, and Deborah Hitchbourn, Paul Revere came into the world on January 1, 1735 i...

Patriot Cultural Assignment "The Patriot" is an excellent movie. It may very well be one of the most exciting and moving war-drama movies of all time. There are very few films today that even come close to touching upon the American Revolution, which is why "The Patriot&...

April Morning is a historcial fiction novel written by Howard Fast. This book takes place during the revolutionary war. During this time the characters travel through many different settings. These settings effect the way the characters act, think and feel. Adeam Cooper is affected by his setting, M...

The story takes place in Redding, Connecticut during the American Revolutionary War in the 1770's. My Brother Sam Is Dead was written by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. This book is narrated by the main character by Tim Meeker. The Meeker family was managing absolutely fine unt...

War If Need Be, Peace If possible George Washington played an important role in American history. He's known as the "Founding Father" of our country's government. He is also, the leader who won independence. Who would have thought that the son of a Virginia planter would acc...

John Paul Jones became a hero to America during the Revolutionary War. Considered the Father of the American Navy, he was the war's first naval commander, leading a navy that at the time, barely existed. He became a strategic captain and had a reputation as a hot-tempered leader. John Paul...

Abigail Smith was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, a rural area just outside of Boston. Her upbringing had a significant impact on her later life and her women's rights ideologies. Growing up in the farmlands of Massachusetts gave her a lifelong understanding of the countryside and farming. ...

Born in 1755 and dying in 1835, John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, is a greatly respected and revered historical figure and person, even after death. Besides his impressive collection of official accomplishments and positions held, Marshall's presence throughout the ...

Aaron Burr Jr., a character that will forever live in infamy, perhaps should also deserve more acclaim for other noteworthy acts during his life. Many already know of the one event that forever etched Aaron Burr's name in history books, his dramatic duel with Alexander Hamilton. The duel was the cli...

George Washington's life is somewhat of a tall-tale of American History that actually occurred in the eighteenth century. He had a very credible military career, which began in the British military, which he eventually retired from, and later he became the leader of the Continental Army in the Amer...

Alexander Hamilton wasn't only George Washington's accomplice, but he was also great admirer of Great Britain's government, which explains why he wanted to develop better relations between the U.S. and Britain. Hamilton helped Washington out a lot during his term as aide-de-camp. Alex...

George Washington was born in Virginia in 1732. His father owned a plantation farm and he inherited it in 1753 when his elder brother died. Washington served in the British army from 1752 to 1758. He resigned from the army in 1758 and married a rich widow named Martha Dandridge and was elected to th...

The Patriot The film The Patriot, directed by Roland Emmerich, and starring Mel Gibson, is about the time of the American Revolutionary War. It opens right before the colonies are about to go to war with England. It is a story about a single father with six children named Benjamin Martin, who ...

What we know Jefferson best for is his infamous phrase in the Declaration of Independence: "The right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". Without this we'd Never be in America speaking English, Spanish, Indian, and all other diverse languages. Like any ...

Thomas Jefferson, America's third president, has had a large influence on our countries freedom from Great Britain. He was a man who joined to fight the cause and rebel because of his belief to do the right thing. Thomas Jefferson's unique intelligence-led our country to success by composing the D...

The French Revolution of 1789 was a time of change for many people of France. In particular, the women of the revolutionary period participated in diverse activities which included protesting high food prices and joining women's societies and clubs. Women were deemed dependent upon the men in their ...

Charles Cornwallis When you think of General Charles Edward Cornwallis all most people remember is his defeat at Yorktown, in 1781, which lost the British the Revolutionary War. There is so much more to this great general that people over-look. In January 1777, Cornwallis had American General Geo...

On Monday, May 20, 1782, a tall rangy blond young man with a firm jutting jaw and a prominent nose, who identified himself as Robert Shurtliff stated he wanted to join the army for the balance of the war. The Munster Master Noal Taft paid him sixty pounds bounty money and Shurtliff signed. ...

German immigration has been a huge influence in our country's development. Germans came to this country in the hundreds of thousands to millions over the history of the United States. They came in search of religious freedom, new farmland, more jobs and to flee from genocide. Many of the German imm...

Benedict Arnold No other American is remembered quite the same as Benedict Arnold. He was a brave soldier, a patriot- and a traitor. Benedict was born in Norwich, Connecticut, on January 14, 1741. When he was 14 years old, Benedict ran away from home to fight in the French and Indian War, but ...

No other American is remembered quite the same as Benedict Arnold. He was a brave soldier, a patriot- and a traitor. Benedict was born in Norwich, Connecticut, on January 14, 1741. When he was 14 years old, Benedict ran away from home to fight in the French and Indian War, but he was br...

THE PATRIOT The Patriot, directed by Roland Emmerich has to be one of the most patriotic films I have ever seen. This film focuses on merit, and how people of all backgrounds worked together for one cause: freedom. The movie for the most part is accurate, even though most commentators have a ...

The story Johnny Tremain is a fictionalized account of life during the American Revolutionary War. Johnny Tremain was not a real boy but might have been. The main character, Johnny Tremain, is 14 at the opening of the book. He is an indentured servant to a silversmith by the name of Mr.Lapham. Being...

Francis Marion was born in 1732 in what is now South Carolina. When he was a toddler he was small, skinny, weak, and frequently sick. It was said that he was no bigger than a lobster. He was sick a lot because of the swampy areas he grew up in. As he got older he played in the swamps a lot, which ...