Betsy Ross Made Me Love to Read I guess I shouldn’t say Betsy Ross made me love to read; I should say Betsy Ross opened my eyes to a whole new world. When I was in the third grade‚ we were assigned a book report on any biography of our choosing. “Great!” I thought. “Now I have to read some boring book!” I was not thrilled with this assignment‚ but I was a good student and usually did what I was told. Biographies for third graders were not like the biographies most people think
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only does Benjamin Franklin fall into this category‚ he is also an influential thinker‚ a scientist‚ and an inventor. Today‚ we recognize him as an important leader and scientist of the United States‚ along with his face depicted on the 100 dollar bill. In history‚ he had many wonderful achievements. He was also a very important person in the history of the United States. Benjamin Franklin was an important inventor in history. He created very useful inventions‚ such as the Franklin stove
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to property in excess of $5-6 billion." In 1749‚ Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod. The lightning rod not only helped prevent many rural fires and dangerous lightning strikes‚ it also provided the electricity from a lightning strike a safe path to the ground. Benjamin Franklin‚ born on January 17‚ 1706‚ in Boston‚ Massachusetts was the 15th child and the youngest son of his family (“Benjamin Franklin”). You may know Benjamin Franklin for helping draft the Declaration of Independence
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the many different cultures and a cornucopia of religions and ethnicities which caused tension. The skeleton of American unity is a simple caricature (Document A) which was published in the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1754. In this caricature‚ Benjamin Franklin simply stated the necessity for Americans to either "join‚ or die". America was not going to tolerate loyalists to the crown‚ they needed to unite in order to survive as a free nation. This document shows that at this time the colonies still
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American Revolution Study Guide Note about the purpose of this Study Guide: This study guide is to help you be aware of the information you’ll need to know to earn an A* on the Unit Exam for my class. I have also noted the related objectives that may be tested on during the Cambridge Exam at the end of the year. Cambridge Themes and Key Questions Addressed: Theme 1: Government and the People 1754–2000 Key Question 1: How did Americans develop the U.S. political system during the period
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We say “curiosity killed the cat”‚ but don’t you think scientist are like cats with their curiosity? Wouldn’t you say that Louis Pasteur had an indwelling gift of curiosity when he found mold and researched to develop penicillin? What about Benjamin Franklin and the key on the kite‚ was he not curious? Do you think he planned for electricity to strike him? Was that something that occurred because he had flown kites with keys for ten thousand hours or was it curiosity? I would say that not everyone
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they all want to organize their time better. Professionals carry around pocket planners-some in electronic form-to keep track of appointments and deadlines. People do all they can to squeeze more life out of their time. The early American hero Benjamin Franklin expressed this view best: "Do you love life? Then do not waste time‚ for that is the stuff life is made of." To Americans‚ punctuality is a way of showing respect for other people’s time. Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually
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In the 1700s few men had as strong an impact on the political and social issues of that time through their writings as did Thomas Paine. Thomas Paine was born on January 29‚ 1737‚ in Thetford‚ England. He was apprenticed by his father at the age of thirteen‚ working as a staymaker. Thomas failed out of school and had little education and failed at many of his early life jobs. He later grew to be an English American writer whose ideas would have great influence on the American Revolution and the independence
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Austin‚ Texas: Steck-Vaughn Company‚ 1995 DeMar‚ Gary. God and Government. Brentwood‚ Tennessee: Wolgemuth and Hyatt‚ Publishers‚ Inc.‚ 1989 Grady‚ Dr. William P. What Hath God Wrought. Schererville‚ Indiana: Grady Publications‚ Inc.‚ 1996 Irvin‚ Benjamin H. Samuel Adams: Son of Liberty‚ Father of Revolution. New York: Oxford University Press‚ Inc.‚ 2002
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Chapter 05 - Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution‚ 1700-1775 I. Conquest by the Cradle 1. By 1775‚ Great Britain ruled 32 colonies in North America. * Only 13 of them revolted (the ones in what’s today the U.S.). * Canada and Jamaica were wealthier than the “original 13.” * All of them were growing by leaps and bounds. 2. By 1775‚ the population numbered 2.5 million people. 3. The average age was 16 years old (due mainly to having several children). 4. Most
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