Founder Benjamin Franklin describes the importance of the union of colonies under one government in Chapter 9 of his autobiography, "I projected and drew a plan for the union of all the colonies under one government, so far as might be necessary for defense. Franklin explains that American colonists governed themselves many years before the revolution. ...
Jane Pierce 1806-1863 Franklin Pierce's wife discouraged her husband's interest in politics. ... Caroline Harrison 1832-1892 Benjamin Harrison's wife was the first to use electricity and have a Christmas tree in the White House. ... Eleanor Roosevelt 1884-1962 Franklin D. ...
His father, John Adams, along with Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, and George Washington placed themselves and their family in danger as they committed treason against Britain, punishable by death, by signing the Declaration of Independence. ...
The Articles of Confederation: Once our Government, Now our History The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the United States of America. Soon after the Revolutionary War in America, the Articles of Confederation were first drafted by the continental congress in Philadelph...