... front rank of the people who built the United States. He was the only person who signed all four of these key documents in American history: the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Alliance with France, the Treaty of Paris making peace with Britain (now the United Kingdom), ... well, loved him. But his bluntness, impatience, and vanity made more enemies than friends. On the great decisions of his public career, history has proved him right and his opponents wrong. But his clumsiness in human relations often caused him to be misunderstood. Few people knew about another ... stageco...

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... Franklin shortly after Franklin arrives in Philadelphia. Deborah Read - The daughter of John Read, she eventually marries Franklin even though their courtship is interrupted by his 18-month trip to England, during which time she marries another man who disappears--thus allowing her marriage to Franklin. Gov. William Keith - The royal Governor of Pennsylvania when Franklin arrives in Philadelphia. ... a skepticism towards religion through his readings. When others complained of his arrogance, he made efforts to become more humble, speaking "with seeming diffidence." In 1720, James started...

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... his reason for encouraging virtuous' lifestyles of industrious, frugal, independent and public-spirited' people, as he strove for independence, or freedom, from British influence and order. Franklin is taken in history to have launched the revolution in the minds of the American people, and for the good of the people, although many suggest he took on this role during the first ... to basic morals of the dominant ideology and are willing to reject and attack other countries and social systems if they do not do the same. Thomas Paine, originally from England, but who suffered great oppres...

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... War, he took an active part in developing government plans and raised money for the militia. Benjamin Franklin took an active role in political matters and became the Commissioner to England were he fought for the rights of the American Colonies and help drafted the Declaration of Independence. The Autobiography is still read today in part, because it enshrines Franklin as ... ...

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