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Benjamin Franklin was not only an inventor and entrepreneur, he was also a hero of the Revolutionary War. Benjamin was a very intelligent man who was not scared to state his opinion. He was born for greatness and France could not have had anyone better than Benjamin himself to lead everyone to victory. Think about it, the war would have been nothing if he did not pull the strings he did for the U.S. Ben Franklin contributed to the Revolutionary War by becoming popular in France, a member of the…

Thomas Jefferson This report is about Thomas Jefferson and I will be giving you information on his past before he was president I will give you fun facts and I will tell you his hobbies. Thomas Jefferson was a good president and a good person. Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743. Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826 at the age of 83. One of Thomas Jefferson’s memories is when he was 3 and he went on a 50 mile horseback ride with his father’s slave and his family to the Virginia…

partisan politics in the United States just as Washington’s presidency was coming to a close. The two factions emerging would be the Federalists in support of Alexander Hamilton and those opposing were the Democratic-Republicans that were led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. The Federalists believed in a strong central government that centered around the rich and elite, along with a need for economic growth. The Republicans believed that a strong central government would only oppress or…

After the battle of Saratoga the British army would suffer a defeat that would incur both an embarrassing defeat and crippling blow when it came to the French entrance into the war. During the Southern Campaigns, the British could contribute their failure of the campaign based on an assumption that the Southern Colonies would provide a strong enough Loyalist volunteer pool to reinforce British regulars to render support against a French invading force, and avoid deploying reinforcements from…

In the beginning of the Puritanism era, they relied heavily on God and in order to live a prosperous life, one must be completely devoted to God. The Puritans thought that possession were worthless because they were temporarily, unlike God and heaven because they were eternal and they only things that really mattered. Puritans did everything they could to please God, for example in the poem Upon the Burning of our House, by Anne Bradstreet, she was devastated when her house burned down and all…

Dominic and Kyle as tourists and Mason as the tour guide, Tommy is posed as a picture of Thomas Jefferson* (Mason)Tour Guide:The document, The delegate and the man who changed our nation, Thomas Jefferson,Thomas Jefferson was born just outside of Charlottesville, Virginia in April 13th, 1743. Jefferson was born into one of the most prominent families of the Virginia planter elite. As a child Jefferson loved playing in the woods, learning the violin, and reading. He began education at the age of…

Although this seemed realistic, the dream was meant mostly for white men who owned land. Jefferson stated, “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are, Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” (The Writers Presence). Him saying this shows he meant the dream to…

The “Great Experiment in Democracy” is what the United States of America is often referred to as. From its beginning the United States has been a nation governed by and for the people, becoming the first nation to have the people tell the government what it can do, not vise-versa. What is considered to be among the greatest of feats is what former President Ronald Reagan believed was so special about the orderly transfer of constitutional authority being nothing less than a miracle in the eyes…

The Declaration of Independence written and presented, by Ho Chi Minh, to his countrymen is eerily similar to the United States Declaration to Great Britain, circa 1775. They have many similarities along the lines of what they wanted, but different about the circumstances. The main themes and overall point to be taken from the U.S. Declaration of Independence is why they left Great Britain and tried to become a free and equal country. It states, “ that all men are created equal, that they are…

served in the continental congress. When he was 36 in 1787 he kept a written record of the constitutional convention. In 1787-1788 James Madison helped write the federalist papers. In 1801-1809 He served as secretary of state under president Thomas jefferson. During 1809-1817 He served as president for two terms. But during that time the war of 1812 broke out and unfortunately for him he took down the national bank and almost completely disbanded the military So there was little chance of…