Washington was that army's only fixed point. He led its
recruiting drives, planned its actions, and never left it—not in the heat of
battle, nor in the painful winter encampments. From the moment Congress
commissioned him general, he married his reputation to the Continental army's. Washington
became the one-man embodiment of the army itself, and thus of the idea of an
American nation. His name became synonymous with the colonists' cause.
This was a strategic move, Antioch served as a gateway to Syria and the Holy land.
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To regulate railroads to ensure fair rates and end rate discrimination.
The Taino people were known to be one of the dominant, indigenous groups in many of the Caribbean islands including most of Trindad, Cuba, Jamaica. Majority were believed to have died off or extinct by the 1500s due to infectious diseases such as the 1519 smallpox epidemic, warfare and brutal enslavements by the Spanish colonists.
Benjamin Franklin is arguably one of the most fascinating figures in American history. He was an author, printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, diplomat, and not to mention, one of the United States’ most prominent Founding Fathers.