Benjamin T. Babbitt

Throughout the novel, Brooks includes accounts of known historical figures to bring a sense of historical accuracy to Bethia’s world and story. However, some of her information is imagined fiction. She mentions the story of a man who persuaded the soquem people that there was no harm in “Coatmen”, the name the natives called the Englishmen (Brooks, 2011 p. 9). The term coatmen was in fact a term the Wampanoag natives used for the English, and the English did convince the natives that they came…

As his own specific wealth and qualification created on April 17, 1790, American statesman, printer, scientist, and maker Benjamin Franklin bites the dust in Philadelphia at age 84 cause by pleurisy. He was covered at Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia, Pa. Considered in Boston on January 17, 1706, Franklin advanced toward getting to be at 12 years old a devotee to his stepbrother James, a printer and merchant. His parent were Josiah Franklin and Abiah Franklin which had 14 other…

The world since the Golden Age of Renaissance has changed drastically in the past five hundred years. However, there are still a myriad of influential modern day Renaissance men (and women) existing in the world. Although the set of criteria that the world uses to define a Renaissance man is different from the past, the definition of humanistic virtues and ideals itself has not changed. Paul Allen, one of our leading businessmen, is a definite apotheosis. His versatility allowed him not only to…

After studying under these men, for some time, Peale traveled to London to learn under the artist Benjamin West. In 1767, Peale sailed back to America, and a few years later he, his wife Rachel, and their children moved to the town of Philadelphia. The year of 1776 saw Peale marching out with the Continental Army, and in due time, receiving the title…

Like a child being smothered by its mother, a young America longed for freedom. After fleeing from Europe to escape persecution, the pioneers of this country found themselves oppressed once again by the English. All the colonists needed was a masterpiece of propaganda to sway them in support of the patriot cause. They found exactly what they were looking for in the pamphlet, “Common Sense.” Published in the midst of the Revolutionary war, the pamphlet advocated colonial independence and…

Knox resigned his position in the army in 1784, and went on to succeed Benjamin Lincoln’s position of Secretary at War. While holding the position of Secretary at War,which later changed to Secretary of War, Knox promoted the idea of a peacetime army and the establishment of a regular United States Navy. Knox greatly believed…

matron in rural Virginia, she became a follower of the Continental Army. Martha Washington might have spent the war, as many wives of political leaders, diplomats and military teens such was the fate of Deborah Franklin, who died while her husband, Benjamin, was in France”. And such was the fate of Abigail Adams, who sent her son off to Europe with her diplomat husband in 1779, but did not risk her life at Atlantic crossing at five more…

Between 1763 and 1800 a social revolution occurred in America bringing attention to different groups of people. Many historians interpret the American Revolution having two major problems. Gordon S. Wood argued that radical ideas of liberty grew in the colonies and ultimately led to a successful break from England and establishment of a nation built upon liberty. On the other hand, Alfred Young points outs that the revolution meant different things to different people, and that the successes…

In “This Crisis” Thomas Paine uses metaphors to persuade the public to continue supporting the Revolutionary War. The American Revolution was one of the most profound accomplishments in American history. Paine proved he contributed better to the war effort through his pen rather than his sword. In his pamphlet, “The Crisis’ Paine discusses social ideas and persuasive techniques during the American Revolution. Paine’s pamphlet, The Crisis, reflects on the struggle for independence during the…

Reading about our country’s past is very important, it helps the readers visualize the hard times people had to go through in order to have the beautiful country we have today. One of the stories that fits this perfectly would be “Common Sense”, by Thomas Paine. The book served as a way to inspire many of the country men at that time, they realized that they could actually do something to obtain their freedom, the book also later became the backbone of the United States constitution. “Common…