A Fight for Independence Henry Middleton, representing the Continental Congress, in 1774, drafted “The Olive Branch Petition.” This document is also known as, “The Petition to the King.” Drafted in response to the passing of The Coercive Acts by Parliament after the events of the Boston Tea Party, and intended to reach King George III. The petition starts by explaining whom it is representing and the purpose of the letter. Next, it lists several specific grievances and an explanation of their importance
wonder. A sense of wonder urges the act of questioning what is already known. In the Age of Reason, Enlightenment thinkers used their sense of wonder to question essential beliefs about everything. The Age of Enlightenment was a mid-18th century response to the extreme dogma of the Puritan Era that preceded it because the Age of Reason beliefs entirely contradict the previous age of Puritanism regarding multiple aspects of life, including mankind and salvation. Puritan writers including Jonathan
across the Atlantic coast. There were many major events that took place during this expansion including the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark journey, the Oregon Trail, the declaration of Texas as an official U.S. state, and so much more. The Louisiana Purchase was an extremely important event in which President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million. For the United States, it provided required natural resources, space for an
social integration and believing in the ethics of humanity without violence. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. helped bring change to America. In the Declaration of Independence, the founding fathers stated that, “All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights…Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Thomas Jefferson, an American founding father, expressed that citizens of the United States had the right to be free from oppression.