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on how the American Revolution will change their world, depending on which side they support during the war. The first group is the Whigs, which supported the independence from Great Britain during the American Revolution. In a document written by Benjamin Rush he talks about the ideas behind the Whigs and why they supported the independence.…

One is that of Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s founding fathers and the other is that of a recorded journal of Conrad Weiser the German interpreter for the Iroquois and great friend of Canasatego. The written source of Benjamin Franklin is taken directly from the minutes of each meeting involved with the Lancaster Treaty. The source details each component of the meeting…

9). He says that the only person who would possibly have all of these answers would be the great Benjamin Franklin. To reach these goals that Franklin made for himself, Franklin drew up a list of 13 virtues that would be his guideline for achieving this self-perfection. Lawrence then takes section 9 of Franklin’s Autobiography, “Plan for Attaining Moral…

higher pay for tax collectors called “The Case of the Officers of Excise,” Thomas Paine was fired from his job at the excise office. Soon after this happened, he met Benjamin Franklin who convinced him that he should move to America. Thomas Paine followed his advice and went to America with letters of introduction from Benjamin Franklin. In January 1775 in Philadelphia he worked at his first job in the New World for Robert Aitken’s political and radical…

oppressed and coerced to do something they did not want to do, by the British, the slaves were also being oppressed and even mistreated. This then is what I think is a justified reason to revolt. I think France may have been motivated both ways. Benjamin Franklin, an ambassador to France reasoned and persuaded the French to intervene. Thus, this may have lead them to step in and aid the Americans. The French may also have helped because of what they could get in return from the Americans, thus,…

defined as “having succeeded in life unaided”. There is no truer definition for both Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass. These two amazing, intelligent, and driven men were born in two separate centuries but have many similarities, while at the same time were very different. America would not be what it is today without the contribution of Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass. Frederick Douglass and Benjamin Franklin epitomize the ideal self-made man. Frederick Douglass was born…

Ben Franklin written by Edmund S. Morgan, provides highly detailed information on Benjamin Frankin’s life. Each chapter talks about different times and accomplishments throughout his life. In Chapter one, Morgan provides us with what Franklin did as a kid growing up, and what he was like. Morgan writes, “[...][A] muscular young man, about five feet nine or ten, full of the energies-physical, intellectual, and sexual-of youth...he enjoys a form of exercise that few people of his time dared to…

rarely you do have some individuals who actually inspired by the people that have come before us. I am talking about hundreds of years before us, like Harriet Tubman, Malcolm X, Thomas Edison, and Abraham Lincoln. After reading The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass I found out that were very inspirational people of their time. In other words I like to call them pioneers of the new America. Douglass and Franklin’s values were similar and different…

The foundation of this country was forged and built by men who believed in something better for themselves and their family. A few of these men were George Washington, Samuel Adams, Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson. These men were very influential during the Revolutionary Era in many ways. George Washington was born on February 22nd, 1732 in Virginia on his family’s plantation. He attended school but quit when he was 15 because his mother was too poor to keep paying for school. He became a…

The Salem Witch Trials began late 1691, after a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts said they were possessed by the devil and accused three local women of witchcraft. During this time, those that were religious believed that the devil could give certain people the power to harm others. The accusation created panic between people and quickly created a massive witch hunt. A special court was created in Salem to hear the cases of those accused of being a witch. At some point,…