The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Samuel Adams was born on September 27, 1722. He was born in Boston Massachusetts and graduated from Harvard in the year of 1740. He was the son of a merchant and maltster. After graduation Sam Adams was unsuccessful at becoming a brewer and a newspaper publisher. He later discovered that politics were his true calling. He began his political career by participating in Boston town affairs. He became well known through his participation in the Massachusetts assembly during the opposition of the…

1.Since the reading did not clearly state when Penn was alive I looked it up and he lived from 1644-1718. So, he was not alive in 1776, although on the first page it was stated that the government would be modeled by the way William Penn ran it. The kind of leader he was must have influenced others after his death. During the time of the revolution no one knew of Penn and never gave him a chance to show off his leadership skills. The American radicals wanted more order to run their land and did…

Peter Cooper and the Steam Locomotive The steam locomotive, now known as the train, is very important to life as we know it. The train has has been around for a long time and made life easier for us. Peter Cooper who invented the steam locomotive started the growth of america. This essay will explain everything about the steam locomotive, how it affected America, and the inventor and his life. Peter Cooper was born to a Dutch family in New York on February 12, 1791. When he was young he didn't…

asking Parliament for better pay and working conditions. This article was more than successful. Entire office was sent to court. However, he managed to sell all his property, boarded a ship, and in 1774 arrived in America with assistance of Benjamin Franklin, whom he met in England.…

Causes and Effects of the American Revolution After the French and Indian War, Britain needed money. As a result, the British government placed taxes on the American colonists. The British thought that the colonists should help pay for the war since it had been fought partly to defend the colonies. The first tax was the Stamp Act. It said that colonists had to buy tax stamps for printed materials. Many colonists refused to pay. They said they had not voted on the tax (No taxation without…

It is hard to pinpoint the beginning of American writing, the exact time it separates from European culture and gains its distinct character. Despite the nationalistic texts written by Ralph Waldo Emerson or Walt Whitman, American literature was not treated as independent tradition for a long time. Even in American schools when national authors were discussed they were always somehow fused with British ones until the end of the 19th century. Within the literature of The United States we can…

Paul Revere was a very successful silver-smith and a very big part of the American revolution. Though that was not the only thing he did in his life time he had a family and different jobs. In this you will learn about his family and the different jobs he had in his lifetime to help support his family. His part of the American revolution was a very big part of his life, this paper will tell you how he came to be a part of it and what he did for the American revolution. I hope you learn…

What Does Flag Protection Mean to Me? As Lady Gaga sang the National Anthem at the Super Bowl this year, the hearts of Americans were filled with pride. The image of her laying her hand on her heart as the American flag was held behind her was patriotic and powerful. But why does this anthem have the power of bringing tears to our eyes? Why is the American flag regarded with such respect and protected? The immediate answer to these questions could be patriotism, but it is more than just that. To…

Appearance v. Reality The two documents, The Declaration of Independence and “Identity” by Julio Noboa Polanco, highlight the theme of appearance versus reality to reveal the idea that being free is more important than conforming. Both texts complement each other in their central ideas, the central idea of the declaration being an obvious one: the framers wanted to cut ties with Britain and become their own nation. There were multiple central ideas in “Identity”, each one being able to…

The American revolution war state because of ‘the shot heard round the world’ which caused the creation of a new nation. One main cause of the American revolution war was a disagreement on the Great Britain treated the colonies and how the Great Britain felt that the colonies should be treated. The American felt that they deserved all the rights of Englishmen, while Great Britain felt that the colonies were created to suit the crown and parliament. This all led to a big conflict and the motto…