the other half of his man under, general nathaniel green, who goes on to great fame in the southern campaign. i'm sure, as many of you know, takes a different path. they swing around and come in on the pennington road in washington, going to be with this column as it makes its way towards trenton. it's about 720. well after light has begun to through the skies that washington this man approached trenton and as they get closer and closer to the village washington is trying as best he can to maintain whatever surprise they might have. and some of the soldiers recalled washington was on horseback on the outskirts of town. and as the men passed by washington moving into position around the village, washington in a very low voice, telling them, stay by your officers, stay by your officers, for god's sakes, stay by your officers. and then they made first contact shots, exchange with some of the hessian sentries. very quickly there, those sentries were overwhelmed by the of americans coming out of woods, and those sentries fell back into and washington's men pressed forward. and at about that same

green to england. as the historian nathaniel explains, the pilgrims had stumbled on the power of capitalism although the fortunes of the colony still teetered precariously in the years ahead, the inhabitants never again start. new england turned to trading and shipbuilding given lack of cash crop, those early merchants knew about capitalism even though the word wouldn't be invented for a couple of hundred years many of them road at the tops of their ledgers in the name of god and profit. for these merchants saw personal economic success as a sign of god's grace. nice of elizabeth warren had the same attitude. now among the early settlers of colonial america were many groups seeking religious freedom, the united states remain the most religious of western nations. this year earning for moral and spiritual perfection so much a part of the american character has led to a plethora of new american-born religious sects like the church of jesus christ of latter-day's, seventh-day adventist, shakers, jehovah's witnesses and christian science to name a few of the more successful and long-lived. it also led to ma