Benjamin Franklin Butler

Justice and Liberty go hand and hand with Crispus Attucks whose death was the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. It was a time of social, political, and economical tensions in the Colonies of America with their oppressor Great Britain. Americans were wanting to escape the tyrannical control that Britain had over them. The British taxed the Americans without giving them any representation in Parliament and all of the taxes went to Britain and not America, the country they were trying to…

The year 1689 was a significant year in both European and American history. William of Orange, a Dutchman and his English wife became King William III and Queen Mary II of England. This was significant in that it changed who ruled the British colonies in America. New England experienced a Glorious Revolution in 1689, where they removed and jailed Governor Andros, put a temporary government in place and awaited instructions from England. New England experienced their first taste of revolution,…

Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence. In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson conveys his message about equality of Americans. He starts off by providing clarity to the people about the revolution in a way that directly displays his standing of the argument. Although the document was solely addressed to King George III or The English Parliament during this time, it is a declaration. This means that Jefferson could have directed his argument to anyone because…

Do you think that the British had more to fight for than the colonists? When the Colonies started to form, the British Crown started to make Acts for the colonies to keep them under control. While Britain put a lot of effort and time on the colonies, The colonists had more to fight for because they were also fighting for a new life, for their land, and for their freedom. First of all, The colonists had more to fight for because they were fighting for a new life. The colonists started to…

John Dickinson was born on November 13, 1732 in Talbot County, Maryland (USHistory.com). John Dickinson was born to a wealthy family in what is now Maryland. His father was first judge to the Court of Pleas in Delaware where he studied law at the Temple in London, the most prestigious education that a young man could hope for (USHistory.org). In 1764 Dickinson went into politics as a member of the Pennsylvania assembly in 1764. In later years he was elected to the Continental Congress. John…

After the French and Indian War, The King as well as Parliament decided the colonies should pay for part of the costs for keeping British soldiers in North America. “It is in part to pay for the cost of administering this new continental empire that the British begin enacting a series of Financial Revenue Acts in 1764” (Wall, Taxing the Colonies). These acts included The Sugar Act of 1764, The Stamp Act of 1765, The Quartering Act of 1765, The Declaratory Act 1766 as well as many others. Since…

Analysis of Benjamin Franklin's The Way to Wealth Benjamin Franklin was born into rather mediocre circumstances, and his rise to wealth and fame constitutes a true American "rags to riches" storyline. And due to this clichéd American fascination with the concept of a true "self made man", his readers, many of them of meager means and poorer backgrounds, were able to relate to his writings on a personal level. In his original Poor Richards Almanac, published in 1732, he provides insightful…

Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and the Statue of Virginia for Religious Freedom. He was the third president of the United States of America. Jefferson studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1767. Two years later, in 1769, he was elected to the state of Virginia in the House of Representatives. Thomas Jefferson was one of the leaders in the independence movement against the British. In his 1774 essay published 'A Summary View of the Rights of British America' he spoke…

David Mitchell, an English novelist once said, “All revolutions are, until they happen, then they are historical inevitabilities.” This quote best describes the situation during both the American and Indian revolutions. The American and Indian Revolutions achieved independence from Great Britain for many reasons. The British involvement in both countries were different in the way they drove the start of the revolution, and the actual war of independence was developed by the different ideology of…

Two works, two audiences, one purpose. The Deceleration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, a political and official document created in 1776, expressed the founding principals that the United States was created upon. Jefferson, the author, openly attacks King George, the ruler of Great Britain, urging the American colonies to gain independence from his grasp. In similarity, “The Crisis” written by Thomas Paine, is much longer piece of literature. It length allowing the author to…