First Continental Congress

1. Abigail Adams, the wife of John Adams, was responsible for writing this document. As shown in this letter to her husband, Abigail Adams was an advocate for the political equality of women and was not afraid to demonstrate her belief to her husband. Based on the sophisticated style of writing found in this letter is it fair to assume she was born into a wealthy family that could afford to educate her (at least in the field of literature). This is evident when she finishes her paper by telling…

Akshita Garg Inaccurate Label: Era of “Good” Feelings The Era of Good Feelings was described as the political period of time in history after the brutal War of 1812. The United States had represented national purpose and unity. This led to a soar of American patriotism. However, this was later ended by several social, economic, and political problems that had gradually altered the meaning of the phrase “Era of Good Feelings.” The Era of Good Feelings’ was an…

her writing was concise and easy to understand. As someone who possesses a small amount of background knowledge on the subject, I felt Maier had been successful in conveying the attitudes and feelings towards Parliament and the Crown. This was the first breach of trust, but with the repeal of the act, the government was set right again and reform had been…

article on ´The Saying of Queen Elizabeth´, there are still some others who doubted its authenticity, from Miller Christy in 1919 to Susan Frye in 1992. There are three different versions of the speech that Elizabeth I gave to the troops at Tilbury. The first one, which is the aim of this analysis, is recorded by Dr Leonel Sharp in a letter to the Duke of Buckingham; it was probably written sometime after the Duke of Buckingham´s marriage expedition to Spain in 1623. The second version of the…

Zinn and Wood Comparison and Contrast Essay In 1776 a remarkable event in American History occurred between the American colonies and the British. This event was recognized as the American Revolution. The American Revolutionary War was a war that help and put the American colonies in a great position to gained their own independence from the british. Here are several authors with differing opinions on whether or not the American Revolution had as a significant impact as history claims. Gordon…

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. His father Josiah Franklin was a soap and candle maker. He had 17 children, 7 with his first wife Anne Child and 10 with his second wife Abiah Folger. Benjamin was the 15th child and the last son. (Biography.com) Franklin’s father intended for him to be a clergyman but he could only afford to send him to school for a year; clergyman needed years of schooling. (Ushistory.org) Ben attended Boston Latin School before being…

“In a word, let every sluice of knowledge be opened and set a-flowing” (John Adams A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal System). The Declaration of Independence, drafted by Thomas Jefferson, is the epitome of the American Revolution. It is a compilation of all the wrongs that America has endured from the British Monarchy. In this very thorough accusation, Jefferson utilizes persuasive techniques, rhetoric, diction, and grammar to portray the violation of American rights and the necessity of…

Jefferson served as a burgess to the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1768 to 1775, and a delegate from 1776 to 1779. Jefferson’s term as a burgess was rather static (“Thomas Jefferson”). Upon returning from the Second Continental Congress in 1776, Jefferson tasked himself with “abolishing entail, inheritance of land through a particular line of descent, and primogeniture, inheritance only by the eldest son” (“Jefferson, Thomas”). In his term as a delegate, Jefferson helped…

“If the British went out by water, we would shew two lanthorns in the North Church Steeple; and if by Land, one, as a signal” (Paul Revere). These are the famous words from a very famous Revolutionary War hero. Many people believe that they know all there is to know about Paul Revere and his life’s accomplishments. However, people do not know about his upbringing from adolescent to a grown up, how he joined the Sons of Liberty, and his attributions to the Revolutionary War. Paul Revere’s…

In 1800 at the age of sixty five , Paul Revere motivated by patriotism and profit encouraged by a loan from the federal government purchased and renovated a former gunpowder mill in Canton Massachusetts for a copper rolling mill.Revere became the first American to roll copper into sheets.his main customers , sailors, needed heavy copper sheets for their steamships(The Paul Revere…