Benjamin Spock

Ellis's book fails in that it lacks somewhat of a scope. The book also focuses on some of the founding brothers in much greater detail than others. Personally, I learn more about Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton and not much about Aaron Burrs or Benjamin…

The American Revolution and the Civil War had similarities and differences between both wars. The differences between the two are, the American Revolution War was fought with Britain and the 13 original colonies. The Declaration of Independence gave the colonies a feel of separation from the British. Which the War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Pairs. Another difference between the two was that the French came to the aid of the thirteen colonies. With the Civil War, it was with the…

The Continental victory at Saratoga in 1777 and the Treaty with the French in 1778 transformed the war, especially for the British. Most of the fighting took place in Philadelphia, New York, and New Jersey; however, the location began to shift. The war continued in the Sea, the South, and Yorktown. Each side felt that they had their advantages, for example, Britain has the loyalists in the South, while Americans had their foreign assistance. Also, Patriot troops had master plans with George…

The American Revolution has many debates surrounding it. Among those, is whether or not the Revolution was revolutionary. On 2/27/17, we traveled around the classroom, analyzing primary documents, to give us an idea of what was happening. My answer to the debate is that yes, the Revolution was revolutionary. The revolution made a difference in life for colonists in many ways, which are embodied and shown in various ways. To begin, source 1 was a depiction of a revolt in New York. Colonists who…

The Great Awakening directly led to the American Revolution as it was an era characterized by widespread religious revival and unity throughout the colonies. This unity was the result of religious public meetings and gatherings to revolt against England's unfair laws. Many religious leaders were also viewed as political leaders throughout the colonies. As salutary neglect came to an end, and Britain started enforcing laws that secured the idea of mercantilism, colonists became angry and…

Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison is best known as the 23rd president of the United States. He was the grandson of President William Henry Harrison. He was born on August 20, 1833, in North Bend, Ohio. He came from a prominent Virginia family and was the grandson of U.S. President William Henry Harrison. Harrison was elected to the presidency in 1888, ousting Grover Cleveland. He lost the presidency to Cleveland a tumultuous four years later. Harrison died at his home in Indianapolis,…

To many scholars and historians, American Revolution War changed the shape of American history forever. The war was fought between the year 1775-1783, and the conflict was mainly between the Great Britain and its colonies in America. The war started in North America, and it was between the colonialist and the wealthy Americans in the region. However, the war was won when the poor and peasant joined the armed struggle. Notably, the rich and the wealthy Americans managed to convince and rally the…

There is another person who affected and shaped Philadelphia in 18the century, whose name is Benjamin Franklin, the founding father of the United States. If say William Penn determined the childhood of Philadelphia, then Benjamin Franklin is the one who witnesses the teenagerhood of Philadelphia, and saw it grew up to an attractive city. When Benjamin moved to Philadelphia from Boston in 1723, Philadelphia has already been a growing city but without many public services. He found the first…

After the American Revolution, many countries faced difficult situations that would not have arisen had the colonies and Britain avoided a war. Due to the colonies’ rebellion, Britain and France fell even deeper into debt; the colonists’ actions produced lasting effects on other nations’ wellbeing. Sometimes countries benefited from it, but sometimes the revolution changed other countries in a cynical way. No matter how favorable or negative the influence, however, it seemed that “Gentlemen are…

After the French and Indian War, conflict started between the British and the colonist. While the war was going on the British decided they would come up with some new policies that they wanted the colonist to follow. After the war ended the colonist were not hesitate to state the calm. They refused to pay their taxes.”…the most serious of which was the lax enforcement of royal polices in the colonies, the principle labeled ‘salutary neglect’.” Salutary neglect from the colonist was them not…