Benjamin T. Babbitt

LECTURE ANALYSIS: LECTURE 2B THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. The unusual nature of the American Revolution was heavily emphasised in Professor Burnard’s lecture on the subject. The Revolution was an anomaly in regard to the modern day conception of revolutions (particularly after the events of the French Revolution). Typically, revolutions require a relatively standard set of preconditions to occur: social inequality; economic stress on the society; governmental incompetence; the loss of a war;…

Sir Thomas More is considered one of the most significant English intellectuals of the early 16th century. He was an exceptional example of what education could obtain in England. Thomas More was an English lawyer, writer, scholar, leader in Utopian Literature, Member of Parliament, Chancellor and Catholic martyr. More was born into the family of a well-renounced lawyer on February 7, 1478. More’s family, although not that of a noble family, that had a long tradition of civic service to London…

Few inventions have changed everyday life as much as the sewing machine. The sewing machine was an innovation on a personal and universal level. The creation process of the sewing machine was the work of several men over a number of years however Elias Howe is ultimately considered the inventor of the sewing machine. Elias Howe was born on July 9, 1819 in Spencer, Massachusetts. Howe spent his childhood and early adult years in Massachusetts where he apprenticed in a textile factory beginning…

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706, in Boston in what was then known as the Massachusetts Bay Colony. His father, English-born soap and candle maker Josiah Franklin, had seven children with first wife, Anne Child, and 10 more with second wife, Abiah Folger. Ben was his 15th child and youngest son. Ben learned to read at an early age, and despite his success at the Boston Latin School, he stopped his formal schooling at 10 to work full-time in his cash-strapped father’s candle and…

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. At the age of ten Franklin stopped his formal schooling and began work at a candle and soap shop owned by his father. It was only two years later that he was apprenticed for one of his brother’s print shop. It was not until many decades had passed that people began to see the entrepreneurship of Benjamin when he invented the Franklin stove, which provided people with the opportunity to heat more of a building by using less…

Declaration of Independence Essay “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with one another….” The founding fathers state in the Preamble that it has become necessary for the people in the colonies to separate the political band of the British and become a new nation. The Preamble is the introduction to the Declaration of Independence explaining reasons for the separation between the colonies and the…

Esteemed Colonist, You are formally invited to the Boston Tea Party. If we all work together, it is likely we can succeed in repealing the tea act. We need to show the government that we, the colonists, will stand up for what we think is right. The British government has imposed a new tax on tea. This is a ridiculous and unfair tax on us and we can’t afford to pay it. The government has already established several new taxes to line their own pockets, and enrich their soldiers. We have had to…

Lewis Howard Latimer One of the most famous African Americans in history is Lewis Howard Latimer, he is most recognized for his invention of the light bulb, Latimer who was born on September 4, 1848 in in Chelsea, Massachusetts and died December 11, 1928 age 80 was a Inventor and engineer. But before the creation that changed the world he was the the son to George and Rebecca Latimer, and the youngest of four children. His parents were former slaves who escaped so their children can have a…

The colonial America was ruled by Britain’s monarchy and was made into thirteen colonies. The people were unfairly taxed and not represented in parliament. Therefore, many colonists began feeling malcontent with the government and took sides either with the loyalists for Britain or the Patriots who wanted independence. The American revolution occurred during 1775-1783, and it started with the Battle of Lexington in April of 1775. The Battle of Lexington was when Paul Revere and the other sons of…

Writing Assignment-Taxes Why do the people of the United States have to pay taxes? Taxes have been a part of history since the start of the first civilizations. There are many different aspects of having to pay taxes, some negative and some positive, and there are some pretty neat facts too! Many people think taxes are outrageous, unnecessary, and torturous, while loads of people consider them to be used for personal protection and benefits to society. First of all, the people pay…