MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE WHISKEY REBELLION
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had reckless courage and never slept without guards
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was literally crazy
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had a furious temper and would fight EVERYONE ____
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none of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -His most brilliant exploit of the war was the successful storming of the British fort at Stony Point, New York (July 16, 1779). This feat gave a huge boost in morale to the American armies. Wayne earned the name “Mad Anthony” because of his tactical boldness and his personal courage in the field.
Detailed explanation-2: -The nickname “Mad Anthony” came about when a disobedient spy used by Wayne was outraged that his commander refused to lift the punishment of 29 lashes for his disorderly conduct and desertion and muttered: “Anthony is mad.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the Revolution, Wayne played an important role in the 1777 Philadelphia Campaign, the Battle of Monmouth, and the Southern Campaigns. His most important military contribution to his new nation, however, was his campaign against American Indians in the Northwest Territory in the 1790s.
Detailed explanation-4: -It was upon the Revolutionary War Battlefield that Wayne came to be known as a national hero. Anthony Wayne was thirty-one at the outbreak of the Revolution. Upon the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, he collected a company volunteers at once, trained them and was sent to the Canadian border under General Sullivan.
Detailed explanation-5: -After about a year in Canada, he returned to Waynesborough, where he developed the farm and established a tannery. He served in the Pennsylvania Legislature from 1774-1775. With the outbreak of war in 1775, Wayne raised a regiment and was made its colonel in 1776.