unfair system? ● It didn’t always benefit everyone the colonies for some goods can not be brought over in this system to the colonies. 5. In your opinion‚ which Enlightenment idea(s) had the most influence on the colonists? Why? ● I think that Benjamin Franklin’s idea of electricity and discovering it and bringing it to our country. because without that we wouldn’t be as far as we are with the electricity we have today. 6. What was the Great Awakening? ● It was a religious revival in American religious
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Early to Bed "Early to bed early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise‚" is one of the most widely quoted proverbs from Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanac. This proverb is seldom disputed however I fail to see the logic behind it. I think that he who goes to bed early misses out on a lot of things and must be antisocial. Let us just say that everybody in the world sleeps eight hours a day‚ and every one goes to bed at about eleven and gets up around seven but he who wishes to
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this story about how he felt about being a slave was very horrible for example he said that when he was 11yrs old he was under the deck of the ship with many slaves and he describes how crowded it was‚hot and many slaves were getting diseases. Benjamin Banneker letter to Thomas Jefferson was thought of as protest literature because he was writing an almanac to secretary of state Thomas Jefferson in regards to abolishing slavery. Banneker felt that since in Jefferson’s past life he should agree
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Document 1: It shows as though we aren’t self sufficient. It shows that other countries do not look at us with a good point of view because we don’t have self- government. The editor believes the ratifying of the Constitution will give us a stronger‚ well-organized government. The Constitution would help the U.S. protect its’ name and makeup and reinforce our trade. Document 2: Mercy Otis Warren opposed the ratifying of the Constitution because there was no security for liberty of the press‚ or
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president and became one of the few to sign the Declaration of Independence. The memorial was built in dedication to him as a president‚ politician‚ drafter of the Declaration of Independence‚ architect‚ educator‚ and intellectual. The idea came from Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ who was upset that there was no monument to honor the great president‚ like there was for George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. And like everybody else‚ he felt that Jefferson had a great impact on the nation. The monument was made
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Fredrick Douglas and Benjamin Franklin are two memorable individuals who have had a remarkable impact on their nation and time period. Even though Douglas and Franklin came from two completely different backgrounds they both faced many obstacles throughout their lives. Despite being from different time periods the two shared many things in common like the fact that they were both self-made‚ both Franklin and Douglas were able to turn nothing into something against all odds. While these two shared
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events leading up to the revolution. Robert Hewes had encounters with British Soldiers and did not like them. This is what fueled his drive to help lead the revolutionary movement. Alfred Young wrote this piece using the writings of James Hawkes and Benjamin Thatcher from their face to face interviews with Hewes himself. Young is able to paint a perfect picture in the reader’s mind about what influence and importance Robert Hewes had in the events that sparked the revolution. After Robert Hewes had
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page 209.<br><li>"Mars Robot ’Sojourner ’ Named by Black Girl to Honor Abolitionist Sojourner Truth‚" Jet‚ July 28‚ 1997.<br><li>Meltzer‚ Milton‚ Voices from the Civil War‚ New York: Thomas Crowel Publishing‚ 1989‚ pages 188-189.<br><li>Quarles‚ Benjamin‚ "Truth‚ Sojourner‚" Collier ’s Encyclopedia‚ USA: McMillian Education Company‚ 1985‚ V22 Page 501.<br><li>Scruggs‚ Otey M‚ "Truth‚ Sojourner‚" The World Book Encyclopedia‚ Chicago: World Book incorporate‚ 1990‚ V19 page 474.<br><li>"Sojourner Truth
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John Smith and Benjamin Franklin were both remarkable men known for their writings and works. There are many similarities between these two men‚ such as they were both authors. There are also many differences. John Smith “served as a foot soldier for the English in the Scottish Lowlands” (pg.16) and he was also an adventurer. Benjamin Franklin was a “-scientist‚inventor‚ educator‚ statesmen...and foremost a printer.” (pg.94). Here are some of the comparisons between Franklin and Smith. As I had
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The American Revolution was an important part of world history. There was a conflict between the patriots and loyalists. The patriots wanted independence from Great Britain; however‚ loyalists wanted to remain loyal to the British government. The American Revolution was revolutionary because the patriots fought for independence from Great Britain and they succeeded. Also‚ the Declaration of Independence was written. Many leaders helped make the fight for independence possible and helped shape the
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