1776 David Mccullough Summary

I read the book “1776” by David McCullough. It is a non-fiction historical reading following the life of General George Washington throughout the Revolutionary War. Also, it mentions some of the people who worked alongside him, some of which included Nathanael Greene, Henry Knox, and Joseph Reed, just to name a few.

This story taught me a few things about the Revolutionary Era I’d never known before. For one, King George the third officially became a king in his twenties. He was actually a quite reasonable and was liked by many people. As he aged, though, and as he had to deal with many more worldwide issues; foreign trades, foreign affairs, allies; his stress grew and his patience wore thin. The new colonization in North America didn’t …show more content…
This lowered the moral of the Americas, making everyone less opt to training. After a while, people began leaving the army, stating it was a “lost cause” and similar. This was a low time for the army.

Washington made the bold decision alongside his fellow Founding Fathers to raise the pay of joining the army and this, along with some writings from the inspirational Thomas Paine, encouraged more soldiers to come back to the army. The moral was back up, and spirits were high, regardless of what was to come.

Along with some new recruits, the U.S. had gained help from France. They were ready for anything that came their way. The battle at Trenton was where their big victory was made. Well, maybe not as big, but it was big in the Americans eyes as they had finally won something. The sad thing to this was that before the battle, Washington had discovered two of his most trusted men had been talking about him behind his back through a message that was accidentally sent to him. Although he wasn’t hurt in the way you’d expect, he claims he was more disappointed than he was sad. He was disappointed in the trust he’d put in these two just fall away to nothing. In the end, he decided the next general of the Continental Army would be his next best, Nathanael Greene, a strong man who had left his family behind to serve with Washington until the

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