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USA Struggle for Independence
There was an American Revolution that constituted the colonies and how they struggled for their independence from Great Britain. This was an open conflict between Great Britain and the thirteen united colonies. The key players were the founding fathers of America among these are George Washington, James Madison, John Adams among others. (Kreamer, T1995)
This paper discusses on the role that George Washington, who was among the founding fathers of America played in the struggle for independence from Great Britain, him being among the first members of the first intellectual community.
George Washington played a great role in the attainment of independence for America. There are various roles that he took that facilitated this attainment.
Leadership
George Washington possessed various characteristics as a leader that facilitated the attainment of independence. He was a visionary leader who had a vision for America which was to be free from Great Britain. He had successfully attracted people to follow him...
His role therefore was to lead the military and civilians towards attaining independence (Stazesky, 2000)
Military experience.
George Washington joined the Virginia militia. Though he was not commissioned in the British army he gained valuable skills from them this were political, leadership and, most important the military skill. He became exposed generally to the public and civilians got to know him both in the colonies and abroad. He observed the British military tactics and this made him gain an insight on their strengths and weaknesses. The military experience was of great value during the war for independence as he capitalized on the weaknesses of the British army that he had observed and hence the success in attaining independence. He established the presence of command due to his size stamina and strength. The soldiers followed him since they saw his tactics when in war and this made the struggle for independence a coordinated process. From the way he interacted with professional…
References
Kreamer, T.A. (1995). Sons of Liberty: Patriots or Terrorists? Retrieved September 28, 2012, from http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/fall96/sons.html
Stazesky, R. C, (2000). Papers of George Washington. Retrieved September 28, 2012, from http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/articles/stazesky.html
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