... world, an experienced and well-armed standing army of 48,000 men and the support of tens of thousands of loyalists and Indian tribes. Britain also held the economic advantage as they could rely on the profits from the South Atlantic system and the industrial revolution. ... more treaties before the colonists gained liberty, sovereignty and independence.[ii] The treaty also opened both nations ports to the others commerce and guaranteed French possessions in the New World. Therefore this alliance was very important as it brought optimism and boosted the morale of the patriots. As ... Br...

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... by side. Though this originally began in 1690 with the massacre of colonists in New York by the French and Indians. Within a seventy-year span, four colonial wars were fought, the King William's War, Queen Anne's War, King George's War, and the French and Indian War. The French and Indian War gave its name to the whole series of wars because it was the last and most important conflict. It ... of France as a power on the continent was like the passing of a cloud over their heads. Though the British government saw a larger problem in the heavy expense of the French and Indian War that was...

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... by side. Though this originally began in 1690 with the massacre of colonists in New York by the French and Indians. Within a seventy-year span, four colonial wars were fought, the King William's War, Queen Anne's War, King George's War, and the French and Indian War. The French and Indian War gave its name to the whole series of wars because it was the last and most important conflict. It ... of France as a power on the continent was like the passing of a cloud over their heads. Though the British government saw a larger problem in the heavy expense of the French and Indian War that was...

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... in 1752. soon after the brothers returned. George ultimately inherited the Mount Vernon estate. By the 1753 the growing rivalry between the British and French over control of the Ohio Valley, soon to erupt into the French and Indian War (1754-1763), created new opportunities for the ambitious young Washington. He first gained public notice when, as adjutant of one of Virginia's four ... military districts, he was dispatched (October 1753) by Governor Robert Dinwiddie on a fruitless mission to warn the French commander at Fort Le Boeuf against further encroachment on ... in rank and pay,...

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... from the Speaker of the Assembly. Everyone who was old enough knew what this meant. Benjamin's sons thought war was glorious and were excited by the letter. Benjamin, who was a veteran of the French and Indian war, was not. He learned the hard way how gruesome war was, and didn't want to have anything to do with it, nor his family. His oldest son Gabriel ... and Gabriel soon met up with Gates army. Gates had apparently abandoned his army, and Colonel Burwell had taken his place. Martin and Burwell had fought in the French and Indian war together before. Martin learned that the Redcoats ...

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... appointed surveyor for Culpeper Country. When Lawrence died in 1752, George inherited the Mount Vernon estate. In 1753, the growing rivalry between the French and British over control of the Ohio Valley erupted into the French and Indian War. This war created new opportunities for the young Washington. He first gained public notice when Gov. Robert Dinwiddie dispatched him on a fruitless mission to warn ... the French commander at Fort Le Boeuf against further encroachment on territory claimed by Britain. Washington's diary account of the dangers and difficulties of his ... in rank and...

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... the age of twenty, Washington became a major in the Colonial Army. Sent to Ohio in 1754, he established a post and found out that the French already had a fort there so he moved to intercept them. On October 31, 1753, he began a journey of five hundred and sixty miles to ... Valley Forge, Washington soon realized that France had finally recognized the independence of America. With the help of the Prussian Barron von Steuben and the French marquis de Lafayette, he concerned himself with transforming his army in to a strong, unbeatable force. By the spring, the confidence had risen and ...

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... Washington and Napoleon Bonaparte were famous leaders of revolutions. Young Washington was much interested in military art. At 22 he fought the first battle which then grew into the French and Indian war. Napoleon, at an early age, aspired to the army, where you actually need no special gifts, but young Napoleon did have. Military affairs were an allure and talent ... donated money to assist the colleges and universities, primarily because he understood the importance education had in helping the economy recover. Apparently Napoleon built the Imperial University to administer French edu...

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... army through to victory were hugely impacted by his genius strategizing. For example, during the French and Indian War, it was Washington who volunteered to take the message to the French that they were trespassing on Britain's land (2). He rode west with six men to ... Fort Le Boeuf and returned home speedily as he could during the weather conditions, bearing the reply and much useful information. George's leadership earned him praise and promotion to Lieutenant Colonel. In 1775 war ... Including, he made the first presidential veto, blocking a 1792 bill to increase the number of U.S. ...

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... his major characters: Washington, Nathaniel Greene, Henry Knox, and William Howe. Washington, a Tidewater planter, was also an experienced soldier and surveyor, serving with distinction under Edward Braddock in the French and Indian War. McCullough reminds readers of Washington's background: "Like other planters of the Tidewater, Washington embraced a life very like that of the English gentry. English by ancestry, he was, ... been in a battle. He was just thirty-three years old. Although he had little formal schooling, he educated himself through reading. His correspondence is rich with...

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... his father and, after his father's death in 1743, from his elder half-brother Lawrence. Washington's political and military career began as early as 1754 when he participated in the French and Indian War as a leader of a Virginia regiment. During his service under the British army, Washington started developing revolutionary concepts. It was during this time that, "Washington understood that colonists were ... foremost expert on foreign affairs, even its most knowledgeable member on military matters."" (p.105) He traveled to France on several occasions to correspond between the two coun...

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... factors pushed the colonies to declare themselves independent from Great Britain, and to fight for their freedom from them. The road to revolution began with the ending of the French and Indian war. After the war, the British Empire had incurred massive debts and saw the colonies as a perfect way to pay them off. The first tax to come was the sugar act. This ... on such goods, this is the first one the British enforced, which undermined the lucrative smuggling business into the colonies. While this did upset the colonies, this was far from war starting. Many saw it as just a tax on trad...

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... 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. So instead of nominating his friend, Hancock, Adams nominated George Washington. This upset John Hancock and he no longer considered Adams a friend, rather, he responded by removing John Adams ... people of Massachusetts, Hancock was winning the minds of the congressional moderates. Congress eventually got sick of Adams and the New England radicals; they felt as if he was fightin...

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