On this day in 1775, George Washington, who would one day become the first American president, accepts an assignment to lead the Continental Army.
Washington had been managing his family’s plantation and serving in the Virginia House of Burgesses when the second Continental Congress unanimously voted to have him lead the revolutionary army. He had earlier distinguished himself, in the eyes of his contemporaries, as a commander for the British army in the French and Indian War of 1754.
Born a British citizen and a former Redcoat, Washington had, by the 1770s, joined the growing ranks of colonists who were dismayed by what they considered to be Britain’s exploitative policies in North America. In 1774, Washington joined the Continental Congress as a delegate from Virginia. The next year, the Congress offered Washington the role of commander in chief of the Continental Army.
After accepting the position, Washington sat down and wrote a letter to his wife, Martha, in which he revealed his concerns about his new role. He admitted to his “dear Patcy” that he had not sought the post but felt “it was utterly out of my power to refuse this appointment without exposing my Character to such censures as would have reflected dishonour upon myself, and given pain to my friends.” He expressed uneasiness at leaving her alone, told her he had updated his will and hoped that he would be home by the fall. He closed the letter with a postscript, saying he had found some of “the prettiest muslin” but did not indicate whether it was intended for her or for himself.
On July 3, 1775, Washington officially took command of the poorly trained and under-supplied Continental Army. After six years of struggle and despite frequent setbacks, Washington managed to lead the army to key victories and Great Britain eventually surrendered in 1781. Due largely to his military fame and humble personality, Americans overwhelmingly elected Washington their first president in 1789.
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The idea of a Republic first originated when it developed its modern meaning in reference to the constitution in the Ancient Roman Republic, which lasted from the overthrow of the kings in the year 509 BC to the establishment of the Empire in the year 27 BC.
People give different versions of the same story as they want. The Turkish Army Officer Lieutenant Baas' account is important as His first-hand account contradicts the denial.
The Ottoman government in 1916 was known to have massacres a lot of people.
The Armenian genocide denial was a big case in the world. The claim made by the Ottoman Empire and the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) was that they had no hand in the genocide against the Armenian people during World War I.
This was a very big crime that has a lot of documentation on the numbers of evidences to prove their guilt but they still won't accept that they committed it.
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Considering that the Ottoman government denied any orders or mass killings, why is Turkish Army Officer Lieutenant Baas' account important?
A. His first-hand account supports the Ottoman government
B. His first-hand account contradicts this denial
C. He had recovered old documents that support the Ottoman government
D. He had recovered old documents that contradict this denial
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Spartan society was hard. They made boys 11 and up work and train for war. They were a tough society and were made for war. Hope I helped! :3
