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John Paul Jones Thesis

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“I have not yet begun to fight.” are the words John Paul Jones said which changed, yet also, made history. Jones was a persistent man, and that lead to how everything changed. When asked by his enemies if he was ready to surrender the fight, John Paul refused and in the end, became victorious from the battle. If John Paul was not as determined and promising as he was before, history may have been different. John Paul Jones was born on July 6, 1747 to his parents, John Paul, Sr., and Jean McDuff in Kirkcudbrightshire, a county town of Scotland. At a young age of 13, Jones started sailing on sea as a cabins boy. He waited the officers and passengers of a ship and ran errands for the captain. Once John Paul was 21, he became a captain

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