Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Josiah Franklin was born on January 6, 1706 in Boston. His father, Josiah Franklin, was a businessman who married two wives. His first wife’s name was Anne Child. Anne Child gave birth to seven of Josiah’s children. Anne Child died while giving birth to Josiah’s seventh child in 1689. Josiah Franklin married his second wife, Abiah Folger, in 1689 and had ten more children with her. Benjamin Franklin was the youngest but two, in other words, he was the 8th child of Abiah’s
Jerry Wang Ms. Frankie Tsai 11HSS1 7 Jan 2015 The Effects of the Great Awakening and Enlightenment on Americans Through out the various topics in the history of America, the Great Awakening and Enlightenment seem to be the most debatable sources. The reason is simply because there are too many things to be discussed. Being one of the most significant revolutions throughout world history, the American Revolution had many great achievements that could be contributed to the Great Awakening and
War was a war fought between Great Britain and France. The French had help of the Native Americans. It fought between 1754 and 1763, but was officially declared a war 1756. Some know it as the Seven Years War. The French and Indian War brought many changes to the New World. The French and Indian War started over the dispute over land and who would dominate the new world. The British and French were two big countries that started settling in the New World in the 16th and 17th centuries. They both wanted
Richard’s Almanac, Franklin states that “God helps them that help themselves” (111). He believed that if people worked hard and tried to better their lives themselves, God would aid them in their endeavors. Therefore, he tried to motivate people to strive for their American Dream. During his twenty-five years of publishing the almanac, he aimed at giving advice to the people on how to be successful and wealthy in their lives. Through his witty words and emphasis on God, Franklin aspired to help people
The American Enlightenment In the 17th and 18th century, European communication, science, philosophy and politics were changed significantly during the Age of Reason. The philosophers in countries such as Great Britain and France criticized the traditional authority and adopted the idea that humanity was enhanced via rational thinking (Schmidt, 31). The Enlightenment generated many scholarly works such as scientific discoveries, books, essays, laws, and revolutions (Hanley and McMahon, p. 2). In
French and Indian War DBQ The French and Indian war was held in mainly North America, versus the French against the British and each side utilized the neighboring Native American to assist them. In 1754, George Washington led a militia of 150 Virginian men to the Ohio River Valley, where he was eventually defeated by the French but was allowed to retreat. George Washington learns from this humbling experience and later serves under English General Edward Braddock, Washington wrote him a letter in
How much power does a book hold? While it is true that books can simply be described as pages of paper containing ink, the influence of the words in the stories of books is tremendously impactful. In fact, one theory as to what major influences affected American History that is often overlooked is the influence of books and literacy. Ever since the early colonies, reading and education have played important roles in different family households. They have even caused major debates about the significance
development of America. I believe the Englishmen and Africans made the most contributions to the growth of our country. My opinion is both groups did it out of survival. The Englishmen did it to escape economic and political problems. Poor water quality, religious persecution, and overcrowding were factors in driving some Englishmen toward America. Englishmen came here with an ideal of how a society should be set up and ran. All they had to do was take the principles of England and change it to their
many. What can be said however is that the constitution was written to change, and enhance a fledgling system that aimed “to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquillity, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity”. The document in question is not so much geared towards how fast things ought to change, but rather how things ought to be, placing it firmly in the category of classic liberalism
the English began to move west. During the migrations, the Indian hunting grounds were disappearing as the white men moved in. The Indians were ready to fight in order to save their lands. The Indians and the French had a good alliance as well as how to fight in the wilderness. “On May 28, 1754, English and Indian forces killed 10 French soldiers, including their leader, Coulon de Jumonville. In the following weeks, while Washington parleyed with the Lenape and Shawnee, who refused to join him,