George Roger Clark

George Roger Clark born on November 19, 1752 he was a soldier from Virginia and had the  highest rankingas the  American military officer on the northwestern frontier during the American Revolutionary War. He served as leader of the Kentucky that then was part of Virginia militia throughout much of the war. Clark is best known for his celebrated captures of Kaskaskia and Vincennes , which greatly weakened British influence in the Northwest Territory. Because the British ceded the entire Northwest Territory to the United States in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, Clark has often been hailed as the "Conqueror of the Old Northwest."
Clark's military achievements all came before his 30th birthday. Afterwards he led militia in the opening engagements of the Northwest Indian War, but was accused of being drunk on duty. Despite his demand for a formal investigation into the accusations, he was disgraced and forced to resign. He left Kentucky to live on the Indiana frontier.Clark spent the final decades of his life evading creditors, and living in increasing poverty and obscurity. He was involved in two failed conspiracies to open the Spanish-controlled Mississippi River to American traffic. After suffering a stroke and losing his leg, Clark was aided in his final years by family members, including his younger brother William, one of the leaders of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Clark died of a stroke on February 13, 1818.

Deborah Sampson

Deborah Sampson was born on the 17th of December, 1760 her parents were Jonathan and Deborah Bradford Sampson. She had seven more brothers and sisters.
With the Thomas family, she gained a good education. She often learnt from the books lying around the house and would go along with the Thomas’ sons to school. There she learnt a lot. She would also do work around the house. She had grown to become very interested in the politics of the time.
When she turned 18, she could not serve as with the Thomas household. But she lived with them for 2 more years, and worked as a weaver and a teacher at the local school.
In 1782 she enlisted as Robert Shurtlieff and became a part of the Light Infantry Company of the Fourth Massachusetts Regiment. She was tall, and strong as the rest of the men. She had the strength enough for the job. She fought in several encounters while in the army. In July 1782, she was hit by a musket ball in her thigh and got cut in her forehead. She left the hospital after her head wound was treated so that her secret would not be revealed. She then removed the musket ball with a penknife and sewed the wound herself. Her leg never healed fully but her secret was safe. In 1783 she served as a waiter for General John Patterson.
During the same year, she came down with a fever and was taken care of by a doctor called Barnabas Binney. He discovered her secret, but did not reveal it. He took her to his home where his wife and daughters took care of Deborah.

In September 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed and Dr. Binney sent Deborah to George Washington with a note. Her secret was finally out but George Washington never said anything. She received an honorable discharge and was sent back home with money to cover her travel fare.

Continental Army

The Continental Army was an amy formed by the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America. It was established as a resolution of the Continental Congress to revolt in military efforts against the rules of Great Britain.Itg was mainly controlled by militias and troups that were lead among their colonies. George Washington was the cheif of all this army in the Revolutionary War.

Most of the army dissolved in 1783 after the Treaty of Paris that ended the war. The remaning units were probably the nucleus of what became the Army of the United States.

George Washington's Presidency

As a president, Washington took over in New York in a sutile way. In a way to accomodate the excecutive power to inspire future presidents. He youred around the 13 states to get to know each of them.

He was reelected president in 1792, it was a year of crisis since he had personal conflicts within his gabinet about the war between France and England. He seeked peace with Great Britain. So they could start close commercial ties with them. His acceptance of the 1794 Jay's Treaty, settled outstanding differences between the United States and Britain but Democratic-Republicans viewed it as a surrender to British demands, reviving revolution against the president.