Marx and Engels begin The Communist Manifesto with "A spectre is haunting Europe" because they wanted to warn the bourgeoisie and the elite class that their movement is strong and it is not going to stop until Europe is classless. Literary effect: the movement is mainstream. Political effect: the movement is powerful.
The battle was a victory for the British, but the long-term strategic consequences favored the Americans. Howe had, once again, failed to follow up on his success and allowed Washington to escape with his army, leading to their encampment
Washington's army retired to a winter camp at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, where–with help from the Prussian General Von Steuben–it was able to further hone its skills and emerge the next year a superior force.
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An accurate description of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment was b) a unit of African Americans who volunteered to fight in the Union Army. It was one of the first official African-American units during the war, although African-Americans had fought in the American Revolution and the War of 1812 before fighting in this regiment during the Civil War. There were about 1,100 soldiers fighting in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.