... could become independent of the colonies, was met by the resistance of the colonists, the smuggling and boycotting of the merchants, who stopped importing English goods, and the presence of an unprecedented number of British soldiers at the ports, specially Boston's, which lead to the Boston Massacre. The Boston Massacre, also known as The Bloody Massacre, occurred on March 5th 1770 where Boston's people showed their discontent about the British controlling ways by rioting. A group of about sixty people ... have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, t...

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... for composing the Declaration of Independence (Thomas 1). At the time of the Boston Tea Party in 1773, Jefferson was not a leading figurehead for the colonies yet. "It was then in the summer of 1774 that Jefferson made his first major literary contribution to the patriot cause" (Meltzer 51). One after another, Jefferson began writing papers about the British power of the colonies and the rights that the colonies should have. Jefferson wrote "A summary View of the Rights of British America ... for America, but I never knew that he impacted America as greatly as he did. He was interesting...

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... that were wildly published. There is much said in the chapters of Adam's history and service to the colonies and congress, but of course the most widely known is his contribution and demands of independence for the colonies. On July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was passed and accepted with the draft being signed. Beginning in the second division of the biography it begins to describe the appointment of John Adams to serve in London, France and Amsterdam ... , he answered, "It is a great day. It is a good day." At Quincy the roar of the cannons grew louder as the hours passed a...

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... popularity. Slowly but surely he was gaining recognition amongst the other colonists, which would also prove to be an essential to his later positions in government. John Hancock was now in charge of a great amount of land, and a company. About the same time he inherited both of these, Britain passed the Stamp and Sugar Acts, which were greatly injuring his financial ... success. John saw these laws as imposing actions of their rights as Englishmen, and joined the patriot side of the colonists who were against Britain. John was fully aware of the laws of Britain, and used ... their rew...

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... from the northern part of the country sought social change. Though he never spoke out about the inhumanity of slavery, he definitely disapproved of it. John Adams was afraid that Washington and Jefferson would get all the fame and he would be forgotten. Fortunately, that hasn't been the case since Adams ranks as one of the greatest of political philosophers, who contributed profoundly to American political thought. Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United ... was largely influenced by Enlightenment writings and was a firm believer in Locke's theory. Soon Jefferson became a re...

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... Monticello. Jefferson's daughter Martha said that in retirement her father never abandoned a friend or principle. Jefferson and John Adams, their earlier political differences reconciled, wrote many letters. Jefferson frequently complained about the time consumed in maintaining his ever-increasing friendship, but could not resist an intellectual challenge, or turn down an appeal for his opinion, advice, or help. He continued to discuss ... at Monticello. He was buried on the hillside beside his wife. He had written the script for his headstone himself: Here was buried Thomas Jefferson A...

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... 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 little to do with the first draft of the declaration. Franklin was happy to let another do this task because he was suffering from gout, fatigue, rashes, boils, and lesions.18 ... . Franklin came to abolitionism via anger at Britain.27 Some Americans felt that Britain was trying to enslave the colonies which made them think about their own conduc...

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... life in Europe. This was not an easy read whatsoever. The time John spent in Europe clearly was not documented well because McCullough seemed to have a difficult time filling the pages. This part was extremely boring. The one entertaining section was about the fourth of July. On July 4, 1776 the declaration of Independence was passed (136). Interestingly enough, McCullough points out that ... John Adams wrote in his personal journal that July 2, 1776 "will be the most memorable epocha in the history of America" (130). There was no ... journal entry for July 4, 1776. In reality, the fina...

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... through August 13, 1783 just prior to the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Throughout their on-going communication the Adams write about their family, concerns with the status of the war and its outcome, but most importantly political views of the time and specifically the critical issue of equality that Mrs. Adams implores her husband to address on behalf of the female gender. In the letters Mrs. Adams takes two different ... to them than your ancestors" (Shi 149), she takes this approach even further by utilizing the same concept of voice and representation that the male colonist used t...

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... asked congress to pay for all his expenses. While Washington went off to fight Hancock stayed and tried his hardest to be the best president of congress he could be by signing resolutions, such as the Olive branch petition, or the Declaration of the Causes and Necessities of Taking Up Arms. It restated that colonists were willing to fight and die rather than submit to ... Hancock, as head of the Massachusetts militia, wanted Massachusetts's ships to be the first and best ships sent out. As Cushing was winning the hearts of the people of Massachusetts, Hancock was winning the minds of the...

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... her husband was nominated for president but still untraditional, as at one of the first receptions she violated the custom by serving alcohol. Nevertheless, she was found as an interesting, intelligent or "gracious and sparkling talker", much like Abigail Adams.(Baker 114) And while Abigail Adams concerned herself about educating daughters, Mary was equally concerned in obtaining best "intellectual and social ... training" for her sons. (Baker 123) In Abigail's time but also in Mary's, the goal of female education was focused towards producing exemplary wives and mothers and female's fu...

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... also be involved with their country, and portray a typical American citizen. A writer that is truly American should be able to write about material never touched upon in quite the same way. In their writing, the author should provide some sort of a hero for the reader to look up and listen to. Also, this writer should be able to touch upon positive deeds that readers can ... and his own community. Franklin is one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, and he also co-wrote and signed the U.S. Constitution. Franklin also helped draft the Declaration of Independence. Often Franklin ...

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