Benjamin Harrison

Ingenuity is the quality of being clever, original. This definition must have been written with Benjamin Franklin in mind. Throughout his lifetime he invented many things, many of which are still used today. He made the lighting rod, stove, bifocal eyeglasses,(Block 42). His ingenuity helped build the foundation of the United States, which wouldn’t have been accomplished without Benjamin Franklin. The first invention that showed ingenuity was the invention of the lightning rod. “The lighting…

Throughout history various revolutions occurred that prompted changes in societies through different methods. Many people in the past wanted to change the way things were and sometimes they could not do it peacefully so they did it the hard way. People gathered in large groups to discuss what changes should be done and what actions do they have to take so that those changes occur. The French and American revolutions occurred between 1750 CE and 1914 CE that caused the way people interacted with…

1776 a year that is remember all throughout history as the year thirteen colonies stood up to an empire and said “ We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”. Saying enough is enough to an empire that the bigger, better, trained and more powerful they are. This story is taught to us all of our years in school from the same…

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. His father Josiah Franklin was a soap and candle maker. He had 17 children, 7 with his first wife Anne Child and 10 with his second wife Abiah Folger. Benjamin was the 15th child and the last son. (Biography.com) Franklin’s father intended for him to be a clergyman but he could only afford to send him to school for a year; clergyman needed years of schooling. (Ushistory.org) Ben attended Boston Latin School before being…

“In a word, let every sluice of knowledge be opened and set a-flowing” (John Adams A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal System). The Declaration of Independence, drafted by Thomas Jefferson, is the epitome of the American Revolution. It is a compilation of all the wrongs that America has endured from the British Monarchy. In this very thorough accusation, Jefferson utilizes persuasive techniques, rhetoric, diction, and grammar to portray the violation of American rights and the necessity of…

Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson, the third president, a revolutionary leader, a remarkable lawyer, the leader of the Louisiana purchase, and the principal writer of the Declaration of Independence, was born in 1743 (Cunningham 592-593). Over the years, Jefferson committed his life to America which included its independence and prosperity as a young nation. Thomas Jefferson’s early adulthood was very interesting. Jefferson attended the College of William and Mary in the 1760s. During his…

The American Revolution may never have happened if Britain had attempted to impose provocative declarations and legislation. These decisions by the British government intensified the colonists commitment to republicanism and resistance. The main concept grounding Republicanism is popular sovereignty, and opposition to monarchy and aristocracy. The idea of American Republicanism has essentially the same values. American Republicanism prioritizes liberty, unalienable rights for citizens and…

I think that the ‘pens’ played a more crucial role in the American Revolution to gain independence. With the help of Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, and Thomas Jefferson, these three men did many things to win independence from the British. They motivated people to fight in the war, showed that independence is best for all the colonies, and officially declared the United States of America independent. “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” is a famous speech spoken by Patrick Henry to the Virginia…

Although some critics, may say that Patrick Henry’s “Speech to the Virginia Convention” was not successful in rallying colonists to come together for the war, Henry’s speech and use of persuasive techniques actually helped to rally the colonists and ultimately win their independence. One way in which Henry was successful in swaying the colonists to pick up arms, was by using persuasive techniques that appealed to reason. Henry is able to persuade the colonists through giving them the two…

Paul Revere was born on January 1, 1735 in Boston Massachusetts. He was the son of Apollos De Rivoire, a French Huguenot who had come to Boston at the age of thirteen to apprentice in the shop of a silversmith. Once Revoir had established his own business, he changed his name. Paul was the third of twelve children, learning silversmithing from his father, he married sarah Orne on August 17, 1757. He eventually became the father of eight children. As early as 1765 Revere began to…