and the Meanings of Liberty 1. a.) Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson were both representative of their time in the fact that they still held prejudices against different races. This was nothing but the norm for the 18th and 19th century. Jefferson owned slaves and Franklin‚ for most of his life‚ adamantly believed that African Americans were lesser. b.) But‚ quite unlike the mainstream ideals of their time‚ both men held strong ideals of equality. Franklin did at the end of his life reverse
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1773- Massachusetts patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians protest the British Tea Act by dumping crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. The British Tea Act was when the British increased the taxes on tea that were shipped to the colonies. 1774- Benjamin Franklin and the First Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia. 1775- Shots are fired at Lexington and Concord. The colonists force the British troops back to Boston. George Washington takes command of the Continental Army. 1776- Thomas
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‘Time is money’ a quote by Benjamin Franklin‚ US first millionaire‚ is a proposition that stresses the importance of time and the need to use it wisely. Time is the most valuable thing in the world‚ that once it has been wasted‚ it can never be recovered. So‚ by this idea it implies that time is more valuable than money itself‚ money can be exchanged back and forth and if you lose it you can gain it back by working hard. Some people view time as minutes‚ hours‚ days‚ but I view time as opportunities
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CHAPTER 5: COLONIAL SOCIETY ON THE EVE OF REVOLUTION: 1700-1775 Conquest by the Cradle Know: Thirteen Original Colonies 1. What was the significance of the tremendous growth of population in Britain’s North American colonies? * First of all about half of the growth was due to slaves imported or born‚ and secondly‚ the growth made the Colonies have roughly 1/3 of the population of their conquerors‚ setting the stage for the revolutionary war. A Mingling of Races Know: Pennsylvania
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The Purpose of Satire In most of the Franklin’s biography Franklin utilizes the humor and creates satires in order to help the public review certain norms in their society. Franklin employs humor as tact to point out the flaws in the obvious of certain policies‚ ideas‚ and concepts. For Franklin‚ his spec writings often point out issues he sees in the norms by describing them to the extremes. Humor is a gentle technique to get people or followers to certain ideas‚ activities or to look deeper
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Road to Revolution Effects after the French and Indian War After the war Britain was in debt. (Wars are expensive) The Proclamation of 1763 was written so that settlers were not aloud to pass the Appalachian Mountains. (The British didn’t allow it; The Colonists ignored this rule and moved west) The Currency Act was created (by the British) and so the Colonists had to pay for British goods with gold and silver. Indirect Tax was made meaning tax was included in the price Colonists paid to buy
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A couple of hundred years ago‚ Benjamin Franklin shared with the world the secret of his success. Never leave that till tomorrow‚ he said‚ which you can do today. This is the man who discovered electricity. You think more people would listen to what he had to say. I don’t know why we put things off‚ but if I had to guess‚ I’d have to say it has a lot to do with fear. Fear of failure‚ fear of rejection‚ sometimes the fear is just of making a decision‚ because what if you’re wrong? What if you’re making
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Prior to 1754 French & Indian War‚ the 13 North American colonies that would eventually become the United States of America were at a rate of rapid increase. Colonial trade with England has increased by over 360%‚ all colonies were reproducing successfully‚ with a rate of natural increase of 3%‚ and the population doubling every 25 years‚ and on top of that‚ colonial power increased with the idea of Salutary Neglect‚ and colonial assemblies. The French & Indian War had cause a multitude of changes
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17.To his life’s end‚ Ben Franklin remained a printer and took pride in it. Wherever he lived in Europe or America‚ he managed to have a printing press at his disposal. It is no accident that his last will and testament‚ written at age eighty-three (the year before he died) begins "I‚ Benjamin Franklin of Philadelphia‚ printer…".18.Ben Franklin first saw himself in print at age 16‚ writing his controversial‚ feminist "Silence Do good" letters‚ published anonymously in his brother’s newspaper‚ The
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The collective narrative of the United States‚ albeit still being written‚ is at the very least fascinating. Nowhere in the history of humanity is there another example of a nation being born purely out of ideology and belief. Margaret Thatcher iconically conveyed this reality by stating “Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.” Viewing the United States from this perspective is not done often‚ but its experimental nature is undeniable after being careful considered. There
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