... ruled by Great Britain. There were three men that are mainly responsible for its creation. These men were Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin. Each of these three men were founding fathers of the United States of America and instrumental in its creation. Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743 on the Shadwell plantation just outside of Charlottesville, Virginia. He was born ... ;He became known as a man of immense abilities in articulating the colonial position for independence" (para. 5). It was this lead to him being appointed to the Second Continen...

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... . Benjamin Franklin was a jack-of-all-trades and master of many. No other American, except possibly Thomas Jefferson, has done so many things so well. During his long and useful life, Franklin concerned himself with such different matters as statesmanship and soap making, book printing and cabbage growing, and ... read his Autobiography. Franklin helped establish Pennsylvania's first university and America's first city hospital. Franklin's fame extended to Europe as well as America. Thomas Jefferson hailed him as "the greatest man and ornament of the age and country in which he lived." A...

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... well as from a patriotic family. Many of these inheritances started in the early 1700-1800's. For instance, I inherited the thoughts and courteousness of others, but there are deeper inheritances that I have inherited. I have inherited the thought of reason and logic. In the writing of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson had good reason to rebel against Great Britain and knew that the consequences ... ensure that in ourselves we are happy and if we are not it is up to us to make it so. Thomas Jefferson states this in the Declaration of Independence, "That among these are L...

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... of nature and reason. Deism was first noted around the late seventeenth century, at first it was regarded as a radical form of Christianity. Early deists believed that the bible was a historical, rather than an inspired, document. The five articles of deists are belief in the existence of ... God will forgive us if we repent and abandon our sins, and good works will be rewarded (and punishment for evil) both in life and after death. Deists believe that God created this world and then left it be to develop itself. The only times that they ... fathers of America, and the leaders of the Am...

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... sitting at a dinner table with at least a dozen of them, as an earliest memory.1 The period of education and apprenticeship had begun. At the early age of ten, before which he was attending school, Benjamin began working with his father in the family business, as a soap and candle maker. ... to Canada in hopes they would help join the revolt against Britain. He was also an advisor to George Washington. In June 1776, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, and Franklin were appointed to a committee to draft a declaration justifying independence.17 Franklin had littl...

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... had to do was go to London and get the supplies. That was a lie I was stuck in London for 18 months where I had no money. Thomas Denham told me he would pay for me to go back to America if I would become his clergy I agreed but three months after we returned he ... police force, I started a academy for higher education ( university of Penn), I started many school including those for blacks and Indians, I also started a hospital. "so in your early thirties you were a assembly clerk, postmaster, and sponsor of libraries, hospitals, academies and a college?" Correct Tell me more about Ben ...

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... boy he could read and write, knew something about history, and had knew a few Orthodox Catechism scriptures by heart (McMaster 3). "The story of the life of Ben Franklin began at a time when Queen Anne still ruled the colonies; when the colonies were but ten in number, and when the population of ... age and would smuggle the books from James. He would stay up late and read the books then he would wake up and return the books early in the morning so James would not miss it (Kent 11). One of his customers stimulated him with one of their books, he decided to ... Kent 52),to build an aca...

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... the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery and continually wrote articles against the British for the press. Soon he became associated with patriot leaders such as Thomas Paine, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. In early 1776, Benjamin Rush married Julia Stockton, daughter of Richard Stockton, a member of the Continental Congress. Dr. Rush and Julia had thirteen children together. In June of 1776 ... , was the president of the Philadelphia Medical society, vice-president and co-founder of the Philadelphia Bible Society, and a founder and vice-president of the America...

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... wage. During his apprentice years, Benjamin had better books available to read, and accumulate knowledge. Most important, he learned the skill of writing. His distinguishing talent in writing was proved early on by Mrs. Dogood. Mrs. Dogood was the imaginary character that Benjamin made to print his writings in that paper of his brother's company printed, all without his brother's knowing ... publishing his own paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette. Fame from his literary skill led him to the committee of drafting the Declaration of Independence in his seventies. Even though it was Jefferson w...

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... history to live through slavery or persecution. In fact the people who lived in America first were treated like slaves and savages. These people were the Indians. Starting in the early 1500's immigrants and travelers from Spain sailed to America to claim the land. What they found when they got there were the natives they called Indians. The Indians welcomed the ... Sepulveda "defends the past and future wars and expeditions of the Spaniards against the Indians and approves slavery under which the Indians, oppressed by the Spaniards, either die or lead a life harsher than death."(Poole 1...

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