... to survive. - John Winthrop, an attorney, became the first governor of Massachusetts. He was one of the first origin settlers of the region. While aboard the ship Arbella he gave a famous sermon called "A Modelle of Christian Society." He stated in the sermon that their group should set an example of true faith and that everyone should obey their strict code of ... 1740s, the Great Awakening occurred, which was a religious revival that took place throughout the colonies. It began in Europe and spread to the colonies. The most famous Great Awakening preacher was Jonathan Edwards. His mos...

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... was over. Some of these points included open trade, freedom of the seas and elimination of protective tariffs. However it was his last point, which has made this address so famous. He called for a "general association of nations" to ensure political stability throughout the world. This ended up creating the League of Nations, which eventually sparked the birth of the United ... a demolished government; who shall dwell in the well-proportioned columns of constitutional liberty; who shall frame together the skillful architecture which unites sovereignty with state's rights, individual sec...

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... warned would be the ruin of any man who used his profits in such frivolity. At thirty-three Franklin published the first Poor Richard's Almanac, a collection, effectively, of his own quotes, assembled under the pseudonym Richard Saunders'. Franklin used the character Poor Richard', after the alleged author, to personify the moral codes and work ethics he wished to enforce on other ... business management, and encouraged men to put their own blood sweat and tears into the establishing and maintenance of their own livelihood, a major aspect of Franklin's American vision. His most famous c...

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