Continental drift

Benjamin Franklin is best known as one of the leading figures in early American history. Born into to a humble family, Franklin took his limited formal education and devoted his life to finding and sharing “useful information”. Not only did he keep up with technology trends from his childhood, he also organized groups of intellectuals and philosophers. One of these groups are best known today as the “Founding Fathers”. Together seven prestigious men structured the American government as we know…

Essay 3 When the American Revolution first started, Andrew Jackson jumped at the chance to fight the British. Jackson was nine years old when the Founders signed the Declaration of Independence. The British embarked an invasion of South Carolina in 1780. After the war in the South expanded, Jackson started to travel with the American troops. He worked on staff for colonel Davie at the age of thirteen, that was his first experience to military command. In 784 of December, Andrew moved to…

The History of Jefferson County, Kentucky There are currently 120 counties in Kentucky, but one that stands apart from the rest. It is larger in population that all other Kentucky counties and has a rich history. It is adorned with historic Romanesque architecture, lush landscaping, and prize winning horses. Jefferson County, located in Louisville, Kentucky, is currently one of the most popular cities in Kentucky and has numerous tourist attractions and activities. Jefferson County is a diverse…

Benjamin Franklin Wealth, Luxury, and Virtue Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1706, Benjamin Franklin was raised by a Puritan family and became an apprentice as a printer to his older brother. After working for his brother until 1723, Benjamin Franklin went to Philadelphia and opened his own printing shop. He became the public printer for Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey. During this time Franklin formulated the “Thirteen Virtues”. Franklin said, “I propos’d to myself, for the…

The British began to tax the colonies on all the British goods, that the colonies would need. The colonies began to boycott to stop the British from making money for everyday needs. The colonies stood up for themselves and they created the First Continental Congress, to come together and pitch their ideas as a nation. The British came to the Americas on April 19, 1775, and the war had finally begun, after all, of the conflicts between the British and the…

He made a group called Sons of Liberty!(Dennis) This was a group that hated the British and wanted to be free and be their own colonies! (Dennis) During the Revolutionary War he represented Massachusetts in the Continental Congress.(“History.com”) But he also was in the Stamp Act.(“Encyclopedia.com”) He biggest act agianst the british though was the Bostan Tea Party.(“Ushistory.org”)This was the Colonists jumping onto a British ship dressed as indians throwing crates…

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 Life of Henry Knox Henry Knox was born on July 25, 1970, in Boston, Massachusetts, to William and Mary Knox. William, a shipbuilder, soon completed a considerable amount of debt, and in result he fled to the West Indies where eventually he would die in 1759. Henry studied Greek, Latin, arithmetic, and European history at the Boston Latin School until shortly after his twelfth birthday. His family’s need of financial support forced him to become a clerk at the local bookstore. The…

Do you know what the national anthem is? Our national anthem is The Star Spangled Banner, it is written by Francis Scott Key, who was a lawer and poet. The Star Spangled Banner was made our national anthem 75 years ago. Our national anthem was first written as a poem and then written as a song. The poem was written in War of 1812. Key was sent to two British ships to make the British release an American prisoner. They agreed to set the prisoner free, but Key overheard a conversasion that they…

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…