Essay on 1776 Book Review 1

In what ways and to what extent did the “American identity” develop between 1750 and 1776?

Throughout history, Americans have sought to spread the spirit of equality, which is believed to be the realization of true freedom. Before establishing this freedom, every American had only one question stuck in their head: What is freedom? Our country received it in the year of 1776 from the British through a series of difficulties and wars. African Americans defined it as an escape from slavery, while immigrants defined it as their acceptance into a new society. More yet, women of the women’s suffrage defined their freedom as their recognition into society and for their rights to be equal to that of every other man. These different perceptions of cultures/groups in America tied together to form an American view of freedom. Freedom is

The book 1776 by David McCullough tells the story of the military aspects of the American Revolution. McCullough writes the book from both the British and American point of views, creating a better understanding of what both sides were undergoing during the war.

1. Why did Americans choose not only to break from Britain, but adopt a republican form of government in 1776? What Republican ideas did they share, and what did they disagree about? The Americans chose to break from Britain for a lot of different reasons. But the main reason was they wanted freedom from parliament; they did not want to be governed from overseas, they got sick and tired of the taxation and laws. They adopted the republican government because they did want to be a monarchy or dictatorship; America wanted the “people to rule” the country. They saw how a monarchy worked and did not want to be trapped in the same position Britain’s king was in. America and Britain had similarities and differences in

It was a good year for a revolution, 1776. But it didn't start off quite as well as the colonists would have liked. When George Washington agreed to take command of the American forces in 1775, he probably didn't realize what he was truly getting himself into. Washington took command of an army made up of old men and young boys that had either come from their farms or the street. The army was short on weapons and gunpowder, lacked uniforms, and was racked by disease and drunkenness. Washington understood that what lies ahead would be difficult, considering he would be facing the most powerful country in world. But he probably didn't expect his worst problems to come from his own army, which was an undisciplined and

The colonists had many reasons to not obey the king. The reasons are, the colonists were able to govern themselves for years and now British wants control, even though they have taken care of themselves for a long time. Also the colonists weren’t equally represented. Lastly there was Salutary Neglect, which is the unofficial British Policy that enforced laws on american colonists. Additionally, the colonists were governing themselves for a while and now the british want control over them.

In the year 1776, several impactful documents were produced including “Common Sense” by Thomas Paine and Adam Smith’s “Wealth of Nations”. Thomas Paine's, "Common Sense," attacked the British throne and argued for what was to be believed as deserved independence for the people, and Smith’s “Wealth of Nations” was argued as the perhaps the most influential book of the time period.

John Adams spent many years of his life battling for independence at the Continental Congress. He believed all colonies had the right to be independent. Once all of the colonies came together, a treasonable document was produced. If Great Britain had crushed the rebellion, the signers of the Declaration of Independence would have been hanged. Great Britain was known to deal very harsh with punishments. Everybody in the room at that time knew they were making the correct decision, but along with the decision could come great consequences. The consequences were great fears of theirs, but if the United States of America did not get independence, the future would have been in danger.

1776 is a historic book which is written by David McCullough 2005. David is an American Author, historian and lecturer, he born July 7, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia. I believe, 1776 is one of his seven or eight books. David McCullough’s 1776 is winner of the Pulitzer Prize and also he received the National Book Award for two of his books as well. In this book he describes detail about military history that happened in 1776. He also describes so many events and occurrences how the war went between both American and British sides. The Author starts his writing by giving explanation about the weather condition, the time and what the day was looks like which I like to see on the first page of all book and I also think it places pictures in the readers mind. The war history started in the year of 1775 and the Author brings the reader in the Siege of Boston.

In striving for a deeper understanding of what led to the American Revolution, we first have to ask what persuaded those residing in America to adopt the patriot ideals that ultimately led to the separation from the King of Britain and form an independent society on “British lands.” These patriot ideals are exhibited within Common Sense, a political piece favored by the media. Within this document Paine expresses the patriots fear of the tyrannous King of England, and the call to rise against him by saying, “As a long and violent abuse of power, is generally the means of calling the right of it in question… the King of England hath undertaken in his own Right.” This precursor to the American Revolution was essential in influencing Americans to adopt his position. Maya Jasanoff brilliantly outlines the American Revolution with a less commonly explored perspective. She suggests the cause for the war was perceived differently based on the physical location of their residence. For those within the densely populated inner cities, the fixation was “taxation without representation” in reference to the Stamp Act. For the frontiersmen, the issue stemmed from the Proclamation of 1763, which hindered the ability of the ever growing colonies to expand West. This gives validation to the claim that from 1770 to 1776, there were many personal reasons that influenced settlers from all walks of life to reach the same

The article I read was titled The Spirit of 1776 in 2016 It was written by Michael Cooper Jr.on July 4, 2016. The author’s main claim is about people who came here have rights to be an American citizen, The author supports the main claim by the article, It states that “Syrian refugees and Honduran children have as much right to become Americans …. We're going to remain open, as Washington once said, "to receive not only the opulent and respectable stranger," but also, "the oppressed and persecuted of all nations and religions; whom we shall welcome to the participation of all our rights and privileges." I find this claim convincing because this means that people who are from another country or other religions have rights to live in

In 1776, the colonialists of the thirteen colonies of Great Britain and it’s king rose up to protest against absolute rule. After the colonists rebelled and declared independence, a war erupted as King George III wished to crush the “rebellion” leading up to the War of Independence or most commonly referred to as the Revolutionary War. The War of the American Revolution was a time of

In the article “Journals Of The American Revolution”, by mary v thompson, thompson describes  how George Washington was a slave owner. George Washington was a slave owner since the age of eleven, he inherited them from his father's last will and testament, other belong to his wife, or was rented from their owners by Washington.

On April 19, 1775 seven hundred British troops marched to take control and command the American arsenal and to capture Patriot leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock. (History.com. 1996-2013) A man named Paul Revere saw the British and quickly went ahead to warn the Patriots. This gave the Americans the little time they needed to assemble their minutemen; these were men and boys who could be ready at a minutes notice to defend and fight, they were picked because of their strength, wits and reliability. (Independence Hall Association.1995-2013) When the British arrived they were faced with seventy seven minutemen; the British commanded they disperse, they started to move and one single shot was fired from the British (the shot heard around

Ketchum begins in the fall and winter of 1776 in describing the events of the campaign. At the time, the future of the Revolution was in serious doubt---men were freezing, starving, and the Continental Army was dissolving around General Washington. More than anything else, he needed a victory. Ketchum displays to the reader how exactly the colonials got into such a distressing situation in the first place. Traveling back to 1774 and 1775 Ketchum explores the reason behind why and how the entire situation occurred in the first place. The motivations of both the English crown and the colonials are explored throughout the book. For example, the motivations of King George III are explored in the section “Everyone Who Does Not Agree With Me Is A Traitor”. Ketchum describes the early life of George III which would motivate his latest moves against the colonies. George III felt he had to almost be “more English than the English themselves”, to paraphrase---the honor of England and the crown were his preeminent concerns. Ketchum also described the wide variety of ailments, mostly hereditary ones, which plagued the king. Put these together and it’s no surprise he was less than willing to listen to the pleas of his colonial subjects. Ketchum also went into a good deal of detail as to the workings and motivations of the British government at the time. Finally, he lists the events leading up to the actual winter of 1776, the conditions on the ground and then goes over the actual