Political Science 2244E Lecture Notes - David Mccullough, Age 13, Electoral College
20 Mar 2014
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Signing the declaration of independence, by john trumbull. Did not start out as war of independence. It wasn"t until battle of new york that (spring 1776) after battle of boston taken place that the declaration of independence has arrived. People in england didn"t think that they would fight for independence. Winter: american troops (armed farmers) surrounded outskirts of boston. Boston: open harbour; main part of downtown boston is a spit of land that sticks out. Need food supply, fuel to stay warm, need to be concerned of diseases and unsanitary conditions. There"s a hill at the bottom of the state. Once you are at the hills, you can use cannons, dummies, etc. Americans with really good generals fighting against professional british army. You have a collection of abandoned states work together (even though some. Need boys over age 13 who could hold a gun and use it. No pay; promises made but no currency exchange.
