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The Men Behind the American Revolution The Man Who Saved a Revolution: The Newburgh Address
With the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, the war in America was over. The bulk of the Continental Army would find their way to their final encampment at Newburgh New York, to await news about the peace talks taking place in Paris. The fighting with Britain may have been over, but the Revolution was not. We shall look at how one mans simple act of pulling out reading glasses from his pocket to read a letter, would nip a conspiracy in the bud on March 15, 1783 and save the Revolution. The Men Behind the American Revolution: Benjamin Franklin
Read about the accomplishments of one of America's most beloved founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin in this biographical sketch by Charles Eliot.
The Men Behind the American Revolution: George Rogers Clark
Everyone knows William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition fame, but the Clark family had another famous member, George Rogers Clark. He was a frontiersman like his younger brother and a general during the American Revolution. He is best known for his exploits in the Old Northwest territory. The Men Behind the American Revolution: George Washington
He is one of the most beloved figures in American history. His portrait is in schools across the country. He was a man of many talents. The Men Behind the American Revolution: General Joseph Warren
A fiery, vehement, daring spirit was this Joseph Warren, who was a doctor thirteen years, a major-general three days, and a soldier three hours.
The Men Behind the American Revolution: Paul Revere
The American Revolution began in 1775 at Lexington and Concord, when the Minutemen fired upon a British expeditionary force that had set out from Boston to capture the military stores and the leaders of the radicals. A Patriot known as Paul Revere forewarned the Minutemen so says Longfellow in the famous poem on Paul Revere's ride. True, Revere did set out to warn the countryside that the British were coming, but it did not quite happen as the Longfellow poem says. We shall look at this Patriot and see the beginnings of a legend of the American Revolution. The Men Behind the American Revolution: Robert Morris
In America, hard currency was scarce. Because of this, it forced and the 13
colonies to print paper money, to supplement this scarcity in gold specie. Even the Continental Congress printed money to pay for its expenses. However, this paper money was highly depreciated, and the merchants and other people in business, would not accept this paper money, especially when the British would pay with hard cash.
The Men Behind the American Revolution: James Otis
The American Revolution started in 1775
with the battles of Lexington and Concord.
However, before the war, the fighting took place in the courts. Throughout the Colonies, lawyers were arguing the finer points of the rights of Englishmen. The Colonists felt that Parliament was infringing upon their rights. Examples of this infringement were, searching and seizing property without a search warrant, taxation without representation, and the Coercive Acts.
The Men Behind the American Revolution: Thomas Paine
Writing of propaganda in the 18th century was a serious business. Propagandists wrote articles and books designed to inflame public opinion to such a state that the public would take action that the propagandist advocated. During the American Revolution, there were propagandists who wrote pamphlets and articles to further the cause of
Independence. The most prolific of these writers was Thomas Paine. The Men Behind the American Revolution: The Forgotten General
During the American Revolution, many generals fought under the command of George Washington. Many of these generals would go on to play important parts in the new government of the United States. However, one general passed out of public service before the revolution would end.
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