Jefferson would then continue his education studying at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia from 1760 to 1763. ... This continued for 2 years till Franklin was sent to apprentice in his brother James's print shop. ... However James would not print any of Benjamin's letters. ... Once James found out who the real Mrs. ... At which time he was sent to London under the sponsorship of Pennsylvania Governor William Keith. ...

• Word Count: 1651
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: High School

King James defied Parliament by doing this, he replaced sheriffs and Anglican Church officials with Catholics. ... On June 10th of 1688, King James announced the birth of a son, and suddenly there was the spectre (the image of something unpleasant or menacing) of a Catholic succession. ... On November 5, 1688, the dutchman William of Orange crossed the English channel with ships and soldiers, after he agreed to assume power in England as William the third and recognize the supremacy of Parliament. James the second called forth English forces, but sadly they were split between Protestants and C...

• Word Count: 1805
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McCullough uses his opening chapters to summarize the state of the opposing armies and to introduce some of his major characters: Washington, Nathaniel Greene, Henry Knox, and William Howe. ... Howe had served under General James Wolfe, who called him "the best officer in the King's service....

• Word Count: 1576
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

After much protest from leaders such as James Otis, Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry which included the threat of boycott and the refusal to import English Goods Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766, but passed an act formally declaring its right to tax the colonists. ... Probably the best known of these divisions was between Benjamin Franklin and his loyalist son, William. ...

• Word Count: 2128
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate