Tuesday, October 18, 2016

If you were writing a paper about Peter Muhlenberg, what would your title be, and around what three subjects/topics would you organize your paper? What point would these three points help to prove (this would be found in your thesis statement)?

Because Peter Muhlenberg had several careers and titles, an appropriate title for a paper would suggest the movement among them. Three of his main occupations could appear in the title and the paper’s body, such as “From Minister to General to Senator.”
John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, who lived from 1746 to 1807, was born into a German immigrant family in Pennsylvania. He was very well educated for the time, and after doing British military service and completing his education, he was ordained as a Lutheran minister. After visiting England, he was ordained as an Anglican priest, in which capacity he served in England’s Virginia colony. This career, including the change of denomination, would be an initial significant point to emphasize in a paper.
While still an Anglican priest, he became active in Virginia colonial politics. His political career, another significant area of service, is even more relevant later in life, in which his service was for the new republic. In the mid-1770s he was loyal to the British crown. Muhlenberg was elected to the House of Burgesses.
Muhlenberg’s distinguished service in the American Revolution is another significant phase. As Muhlenberg’s allegiance changed to the revolutionary side, however, he was authorized in 1775 to participate as an officer in Continental Army in 1775. His personal relationship with fellow Virginian George Washington was a strong factor in his decision. His 8th Virginia Regiment served in South Carolina, Georgia; Valley Forge, Pennsylvania; and finally in the decisive Battle of Yorktown, Virginia, by which time he was a brigadier general.
The political portion of his career picked up steam after the war, this time for a new nation. Muhlenberg not only established himself as an elected official, this time in Pennsylvania, but participated in party politics. He served as vice president of the Supreme Executive Council (equivalent to Lieutenant Governor) of that state. Next, he entered national service, along with his brother Frederick, in the First US Congress, beginning in 1789; Peter was elected a Representative from Pennsylvania, and Frederick became Speaker of the House. In 1801, Peter was elected senator from that state. His final posts were appointments to Pennsylvania and Philadelphia government.
Muhlenberg, who had been a member of the Republican Party, may be most well known as the founder of the first of the Democratic-Republican societies. While these were local groups with various names, they joined forces and affiliated with the Democratic-Republican party that Jefferson founded.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Peter-Gabriel-Muhlenberg

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