... and T.J. When someone mentions the "Founding Fathers- of the United States, one easily remembers George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Their accomplishments are well known by many. But do they know the men behind the achievements. John Ferling helps ... however, soon realized that the crown was mistreating Americans through its taxation and unfair laws. In 1776 John Adams served on the same committee as Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence. When war began Adams, because of his desire to be acknowledged as a hero, wanted to fight in ... , that hasn't be...

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... succession of influence exists from the Puritan ideals of John Winthrop, to the radical beliefs of John Locke, and finally to the attitudes of revolutionary thinkers such as Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine. The political thought of the revolution was preceded by a rich history of theocratic philosophy. The Protestant ideology that originally dominated colonial thinking had mutated into an innovative ... federalists, or revolutionists, were now faced with the task of convincing the loyalists of Britain's injustices. In an attempt to achieve this goal, a federalist by the name of Thomas ...

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... resulted in many varied conclusions regarding human tendencies. There were two very important philosophers. One of the important philosophers was a man named Thomas Hobbes. Thomas Hobbes had very strong political preferences. Part of this was due to his experience of political turmoil in the English Civil War. He ... the feudal system. He believed a government was necessary because without it life would be, "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." Thomas Hobbes also argued that human nature was essentially narrow minded and self-centered in other words, he was convinced that all huma...

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... this document because of a want for independence. It appeared around 1776 and quickly sold about 150,000 copies. Thomas Paine begins by telling us that men from all levels of society were involved in the controversy of the struggle between England and America ... which to make a living. Nevertheless, Paine does admit and give in to the arguments of some people, saying that England has protected America. On the other side, Thomas says that England would have protected any country that helped her make a profit through trade and tax. They believed for a long time that England wanted to prot...

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... the United States were now independent states and would no longer be ruled by Great Britain. There were three men that are mainly responsible for its creation. These men were Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin. Each of these three men were founding fathers of the United States of America and instrumental in its creation ... . Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743 on the Shadwell plantation just outside of Charlottesville, Virginia. He was born into one of Virginia's most prominent families that were part of ... ;He became known as a man of immense...

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... , Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman was appointed to write a draft of the Declaration by the Continental Congress. Thomas Jefferson was given the honor of writing, due to the fact that he was the most eloquent writer, the first draft and after the approval of the five men committee ... throwing rocks and snowballs at the soldiers stationed in front of the Customs House. Fearing for their lives some of the British soldiers fired without the permission of their captain, Thomas Preston, killing five men and leaving six injured. Afterwards a trial was held but the British, represented by ...

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... and publishes it in the newspapers. They make the real man resign because of the threats, there for the tax cannot be put into action. Thomas Hutchison is Chief Justice of massachusettes. Privatlhe is against the tax but publicly he does not want to show this. Opposition colonists destroy his house and ... their first act of violence. Sam Adams has now become the ring leader because he feels that America has to stand up for their liberty. Thomas Hutchison writes a letter to the parliament explaining that the idea of liberty has been taken to far, and that parliament needs to take action...

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... preceding the revolution, many colonists did not even consider the possibility of breaking away from England. That changed, however, as a result of dedicated American colonists. One such American colonist was Thomas Paine, a well educated man who had a knack for getting his point across. He did so by writing a pamphlet, Common Sense, that stated, in simple terms, numerous reasons for independence. He ... the Declaration of Independence in 1776, and served in Congress afterwards until 1781. Another dedicated colonist and one of the most influential moderates in the time of the revolution...

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... right to tax the colonies, whether the duties were external or internal. (Dave Jameson) 5.Tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever. (Thomas Jefferson) 6. "It is in vain, Sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace! But there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps ... ://www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/festivals/independence/quotes.htm >. Jameson, Dave. " Events that caused the American Revolution." 17 Dec. 2002 . Jefferson, Thomas. " Great quotations from the revolutionary war." 17 Dec. 2002 ...

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... his brother Ebenezer. Hancock was born on January 12, 1737 in Braintree Massachusetts, present day Quincy. John's father died in 1744, and John went to go live with his uncle Thomas and Aunt Lydia in Boston. Unlike his biological family, his uncle was a wealthy merchant and had a great fortune in his possession. John attended Boston Latin School and graduated from there ... gained the confidence of the people. After graduating from his studies, John returned back home to his uncle. Hancock was enlisted as a clerk to work for Thomas" mercantile firm, and later inherited the business when...

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... bands which have connected them with another a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation." With these words, Thomas Jefferson embarked on a literary journey into the evils of the institution of British rule in the American colonies. The crux of his argument, however, was that the British treated the ... references to this inequality in both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, but we also see it, perhaps in a more pronounced way in the revolutionary literature of the time. Thomas Paine,...

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... ' rights. If the colonists in America were still citizens of Britain, should they not have the same rights as the citizens literally in Britain? This question is touched upon by Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence. In this declaration Jefferson said, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their ... of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it."[Jefferson, pg. 1] Thomas Jefferson is saying that all people have certain ...

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... to obey if recalcitrant. The colonist's were at the British's expense, unless they did something to prevent absolute British rule it would stay like this.(Middlekauff) "Common Sense" written by Thomas Paine was one of the most famous revolutionary pamphlets. This book was a prime example of how the revolutionary ideology had taken over the colonies. Following the natural rights ideas of ... to day, yet knows it must be done, hates to set about it, wishes it over, and is continually haunted with the thoughts of its necessity.(Paine) This quotation from Thomas Paine's "Common Sense was th...

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... of freedom means to each individual. Each change that America took was towards finding its identity, which thus leads to the expansion and definition of the term, freedom. According to Thomas Paine, the author of Common Sense, each man has his natural rights including his innate right to liberty whereby no established institution or nation can alter, let alone counter. Foner ... from its chaotic and nave birth to its grasp on some vague sort of identity whereby liberty has been at its closest to being fully defined according to each author. Thomas Paine preconceived America gaining inde...

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... . This period, known as the Great Awakening, celebrated only a brief recession into a greater influence of religion.More of Locke's ideas, coupled with other Enlightenment thinkers, questioned the authority of monarchies. Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense discusses the rights and laws of equality amongst men and defines monarchy as "ranked in scripture as one of the sins of the Jews, for which ... 1776, compelled by the continuing contention with Britain and the new social and political ideals of the Enlightenment, America declared its independence from Britain. The Declaration of Ind...

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... tea from the East India Company. The Congress did not, however, agree to demands of some of the more radical members who insisted upon the immediate formation of a Continental army. Thomas Paine published the pamphlet "Common Sense". His ideas inspired the colonists to take the road which led to the Revolution. He brought forth the right ideas at the right time ... the empire and wouldn't have totally opposed the taxes. If the British had not isolated themselves with that they had began, the need for independence would not have been necessary, Thomas Paine wouldn't have thought of his b...

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... Lee introduced his famous resolution stating " these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states". The Congress then appointed a committee to draft a declaration of independence. Thomas Jefferson of Virginia was given the task to compose the document, and completed his draft in only two weeks. Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and John Adams of Massachusetts made a few ... minor changes. Congress approved the Lee resolution on the 2nd of July 1776, and began to debate Thomas Jefferson's draft. Only a few passages were removed. Mostly the debate was about w...

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... , he was successful in having charges dropped against wine smuggling for his client, the richest man in Boston John Hancock. March of 1770 there was a mob attack in Boston, Captain Thomas Preston and eight of his troops fired into a crowd; their bullets killed five citizens of the mob. The mourning after the "Boston Massacre" John was in his law office in ... . John had decided to say good bye to politics and to split his time between his family and law. In 1772 Johns wife, Abigail gave birth to their third child, Thomas Bolyston, then in September John decided to move his family back int...

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... vessel Fowey. His Majesty's army was already in a precarious position; it was in grave danger of losing control of the colonies before the year was complete. In June 1775 General Thomas Gage suggested a solution: "Things are now come to that Crisis, that we must avail ourselves of every resource, even to raise the Negroes, in our cause." Couple the desperate tone ... British flag as an image of salvation. His Majesty's army by the fall of 1775 was already in a critical position; a lack of manpower was stifling their cause. George Washington and Thomas Gage were both aware of the destruc...

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... in Boston represented the rich, who opposed the British because of the annoying taxation. Who wrote such things as the Declaration of Independence and "Common Sense", being a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that advocated America's complete independence from Britain. It followed the natural rights tenets of the British philosopher John Locke, whose writings had justified independence as the will of the ... England as an aggressor and gave the Colonists the right to take up arms against the British. After King George III officially called the Colonies in rebellion, which was after Thoma...

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... . This period, known as the Great Awakening, celebrated only a brief recession into a greater influence of religion.More of Locke's ideas, coupled with other Enlightenment thinkers, questioned the authority of monarchies. Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense discusses the rights and laws of equality amongst men and defines monarchy as "ranked in scripture as one of the sins of the Jews, for which ... 1776, compelled by the continuing contention with Britain and the new social and political ideals of the Enlightenment, America declared its independence from Britain. The Declaration of Ind...

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... against the British Empire. He fought against all that the colonists felt were unjust at the time. Throughout the time of revolution, Henry worked closely with other Revolutionaries such as Thomas Jefferson and Richard Henry Lee. With these men he offered many resolutions to the problems that British Parliament was throwing at the colonists. In 1765, Henry started his political career ... to have a major impact on colonists as it caused a chain reaction that deeply affected opinion in other colonies. Henry soon became a leading political figure in Virginia. In 1773, together with Thomas...

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... 1775 he offered his Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, which was the first plan to bring the colonies together as a whole. He was also on the committee along with Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Roger Sherman, and Roger Livingston to draft the Declaration of Independence (Donovan 111-13). By the end of 1776 Benjamin had gone to Paris as American foreign ... eight years old, he wanted to return home, but due to the fact that congress could not find a replacement for him he had to stay. He was finally succeeded by Thomas Jefferson two years later (Donovan 137-39). At the age of ...

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... the other radical activists such as Patrick Henry and all the rest. He also contributed to the success of revolution as a good writer like the other leading writers such as Thomas Paine. George Washington was the leader of the army, but still we can't undermine the role of Samuel Adams in creating riots and violent opposition against British. He was also ... universally corrupt." If Adams was a man bent on destruction, it is curious that he was so critical of the politically arousing Stamp Act attack on the home of royal governor Thomas Hutchinson, which he called an action of "a truly ...

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Richard Henry Lee (Born 1732, died 1794) BIRTH DATE: January 20, 1732 BIRTHPLACE: Stratford Hall in Westmoreland County, Virginia DEATH DATE: June 19, 1794 PLACE OF DEATH: Chantilly, Virginia PARENTS: Thomas and Hannah Ludwell Lee EDUCATION: Received his elementary education from private tutors, was sent to England to complete his education at the academy at Wakefield. He probably returned to Virginia ... , Lee gathered the citizens of his own county together into an "association" to agree to stop importing British goods until the Stamp Act was repealed. Lee, along with Patrick Henry, Thomas ...

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