... and gone. one in particular,, know as benjamin franklin, has laid out the foundation to our american culture. many people know him on the face on the hundred dollar bill, but he gave us much more than heis persence on our currency. He was part of both the declaration of independence and the u.s. constitution. he affect the way americans live today. we can be outspoken and women can attend ... college instead of being full time housewives. people can live anywhere without consulting a ... charter system. in addtion, ben franklin has also invented the lighting rod. if it was not for him h...

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America was under strict control of Great Britain. They were able to place taxes on colonies and create the rules and regulations citizens must abide to. Finally, the Americans began to fight back. In 1775 the American Revolution occurred and ended in 1789 when the constitution was ratified. Today, many people debate if this event in history was a rebellion ... America benefited from this revolution politically. The most important change was the ending of British control. A new nation that was greatly dreamed of was finally established. States began to make new republican governments and mod...

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