... Often Franklin is thought of as the revolutionary figure that led protests against the Stamp Act, and is rarely thought of a writer. Franklin coordinated the peace treaty, which in turn ended the American Revolution. With all of these accomplishments in his life, Franklin may even be thought of as the " ... hero of the American Revolution. There are also a number of "firsts" in Franklin's autobiography. It is considered to be the first popular self-help book ever published. Also, it is the first and only work written in America before the 19th century that has retained bestseller populari...

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... the spirit of independence among his temporaries making them fit for republican rule Erasmus- expert in handling greek and latin. Translated the bible into latin. Criticized the church and wrote a book about it. Martin Luther- was a German monk of the H.R.E. he was a priest who maintained his P.H.D. in biblical works and was a teacher of theology at Witten B. University. Luther broke w/Rome b/c of ... in which the initial religious dimension was almost forgotten. Germany suffered from warfare, several German cities were besieged and sacked 9/ 10 times over. German lost more than ½ of i...

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... against it and overthrow it". French people felt that the revolution would change their lives but years passed by and it was harder than the previous ones. Dickens in his book "Tales of two cities" describes the situation perfectly "Far and wide lay a ruined country, yielding nothing but desolation. Every green leaf, every blade of grass and blade of grain, was ... debated England's legal power to tax them and, furthermore, did not wish to be taxed without representation. "taxation without representation". Initially, the rebel had no intention of establishing a new and separate governme...

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