Benjamin stands alone as the only person to have signed all four of the documents that helped to create the United States: the Declaration of Independence (1776), the Treaty of Alliance, Amity, and Commerce with France (1778), the Treaty of Peace between England, France, and the United States (1782), and the Constitution of the United States (1787). He actually helped to write and change parts of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. ... Throughout his life, Franklin had a great curiosity about the world around him. ... When the time came to write the Declaration of Independence...

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Miss Bowen argues that the colonies, which had no pretensions to independent sovereignty before the Declaration of Independence and were not mentioned in that document by name, flaunted their state sovereignty after the 1783 peace was signed. ... Her contention that independent state sovereignty was not at issue before 1776 can hardly be reconciled with the Revolutionary argument that individual colonial legislatures were coequal with the British Parliament; moreover, she fails to indicate that while the states were not mentioned in the Declaration of Independence, their representatives in the...

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As rage for Britain grew inside the colonies, independence started to seem more and more like the only option. ... Following the natural rights ideas of John Locke, Paine pushed for complete independence from Britain. ... "Common Sense" quickly became the inspiration behind the revolution, and some even say it was a precursor to the declaration. Until an independence is declared the continent will feel itself like a man who continues putting off some unpleasant business from day to day, yet knows it must be done, hates to set about it, wishes it over, and is continually haunted with the tho...

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They were deeply religious people, though they had an immense desire for independence and freedom. ... It was during the time of the Declaration of Independence and America was searching for a sense of unique identity. ... "There was, as ususal, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. ... There was a busy, bustleing, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. ... Americans were in awe of their new independence. ...

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They were deeply religious people, though they had an immense desire for independence and freedom. ... It was during the time of the Declaration of Independence and America was searching for a sense of unique identity. ... "There was, as ususal, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. ... There was a busy, bustleing, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. ... Americans were in awe of their new independence. ...

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Like every Boston boy he could read and write, knew something about history, and had knew a few Orthodox Catechism scriptures by heart (McMaster 3). ... He wrote about the Pirate Black Beard drowning a family. ... This was the stuff that the public wanted to hear about (Meltzer 39). ...

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The dictionary definition for the American Revolution is; "the war between Great Britain and its American colonies, 1775-83, by which the colonies won their independence." ... The colonists believed that their natural rights as "English men" were being violated, and they wanted to do something about it. ... These rights are our natural rights as American citizens today, as the declaration of independence states. ... After the war there were many different opinions about the way the colonies would be governed, some (non-federalists) believed that every American colony should have their own g...

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Although Franklin was not known for his articles they soon received much praise for their opinionated observations about the country. ... Did he have mixed thoughts about his work? ... During this time period Franklin created an Albany Plan which provided for local independence of the "colonial union."... Therefore, he proudly signed the Declaration of Independence. ...

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Despite the cultural differences I learned a lot about the man and the time. ... This book taught me about many facts about Franklin's life, and about how his hard work really paid off. ... About this time, he organized the first fire company in that city and introduced methods for the improvement of street paving and lighting. ... Then the autobiography ends, without even touching on the facts about Franklin in America or his signing of the declaration of independence and of the U.S. ... I think he says so much about his parents, grandparents, and family because those were his routes. ...

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We read about every battle that took place during the Civil war and all the events that led up to and followed it. ... Yes, we read about the making of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights but do we know as much about the beginning of our nation as we do about Civil War times? ... Washington's love letters to his wife, though moving and a great look into his character, tell me nothing about his relationship with Christ. It was no surprise to find out that Washington hand copied the 110 Rules of Civility for his personal study because what others have said about his ch...

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