... stove and proved that lightning is electricity. As a statesman, Franklin stood in the 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), and the Constitution of the United States. Franklin's services as a diplomat in France helped greatly in winning ... the Revolutionary War. Many historians consider him the ablest and most successful diplomat that America has...

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• Grade Level: High School

... extremely important for trade. This accomplishment was perhaps one of the greatest of any president and administration in American History. Thomas Jefferson was greatly respected by the people of his day. He was well known as a revolutionary leader and as the author of the Declaration of Independence. He was also known and respected as the governor of Virginia. He truly served the people, and was the first president to lead a political party. Jefferson was a leader ... , and everyone who knew of him saw him as one. Jefferson was frugal, simple ... ...

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... ladies are in the number of the best patriots America can boast. " (Roberts (1), p.277) While most history books are dedicated to enriching people about the Founding Fathers, most neglect to give credence to the women in their lives. These are the women who were the mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, and friends of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence, fought in the Revolutionary War, attended the Constitutional convention, and served in the new government. When ... everyone remembers the great men who would be forever known as ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School