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For this week's blog, please spend at least 30 minutes on www.earlyamerica.com. Check out the stories, music, videos, documentsim ages etc. Learn something new. Remind yourself of thing's we've covered. In the comments section, list the 20 most interesting things you "discovered" on this website. This week's blog is worth 100 points.
1~The Pennsylvania Packet was a popular paper in Philadelphia
ReplyDelete2~Thomas Jefferson was 33 years old when he wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence
3~Abigail(: Adams (wife of John Adams) was a notable literature author during the Revolutionary period.
4~When you read an 18th century document, an "f" is where an "s" should be.
5~Catherine Ferguson, a former slave, established the first Sunday school in New York City.
6~Dolly Madison saved a portrait of George Washington when the White House was burning in 1814.
7~The entire Constitution was printed in the Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser only two days after it was signed.
8~Someone sold pages of the Bible to use as cartridge covers and gun wadding.
9~Ben Franklin wrote the first political cartoon on May 9, 1754.
10~"Join or Die" was one of the first cartoons.
11~The first almanac printed was "The Astronomical Diary and Almanac."
12~A receipt for 9 guns and bayonets was signed on July 5, 1776.
13~About 500 copies of newspapers were printed everyday.
14~An octavo sized book is 8.5" by 5".
15~Thomas Jefferson thought that women's hygiene was important.
16~"Three Presidents and a University" is a story about how Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe started the University of VA.
17~In 1797 our first gazette was created.
18~A biography of George Washington's life was written by David Ramsay.
19~Mary Philipse was George Washington's first "love."
20~On October 3, 1789 George Washington issued the day for Thanksgiving
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Delete1-Ben Franklin was born the 15th of 17 children.
ReplyDelete2-Ben had to leave school at the age of 10. He never went back.
3-Educated himself and eventually could speak and read 5 languages fluently.
4-Ben worked at his brother's print shop at age 12, but ran away to Philadelphia because of disagreements with his brother.
5-Ben bought the Philadelphia Gazette at age 22 after he opened his own printing shop.
6-Ben made the Philadelphia Gazette the most popular newspaper of his time.
7-Ben also created the Poor Richard's Almanac under the pseudonym Richard Sanders.
8-Ben Franklin helped make the first volunteer fire department in America.
9-Ben Franklin also created the first library in America: The Philadelphia library.
10-Ben Franklin proved that lightning was electricity which made him so popular, it proved critical in his later years.
11-Ben created many inventions. A few of these included bifocals, glass harmonicas, a water kite, and a stove that was more effective and used less fuel.
12-Franklin created the first cartoon, "Join or die" which proposed that the colonies should unite, but for now, the idea was rejected.
13-Franklin played a key role in repealing the Stamp Act from the colonies.
14-Ben's autobiography was originally written to his son William.
15-William Franklin disagreed with his father on the matter on the American Revolution.
16-Franklin also wrote letters to his former friends saying they had killed colonists and that they became the enemy of Ben Franklin.
17-Ben Franklin was soon sent to France to persuade King Louis 16th alliance.
18-Ben Franklin became a famous celebrity in France due to his inventions ideas.
19-Eventually after the war, Ben made amends with his son on the issue they had had so many years.
20-Franklin became president of the first anti-slavery in his country.
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PS: Sorry I wrote so much on Franklin. It was so interesting!
1.Benjamin Franklin, the man who stood before kings, starts his will with "I Benjamin Franklin, printer...
ReplyDelete2.Ben wrote a famous almanac called Poor Richard.
3. Other than the bible, this was the only reading material most colonial homes had.
4.Ben creates a Franklin stove which created more heat while using less fuel.
5. Ben also invents hand flippers at the age of 10 and becomes the first "surfer".
6. Paul Revere prints the picture of the Boston Massacre and makes it look like the British started the attack
7.The only true representation of washingtons face that we have is an imprint in the shape of a mask.
8. Marquis De Lafayette was a close friend of Washington and led a regiment at Yorktown.
9. Benedict Arnold will forever be known as a synoynm to traitor.4
10. Benjamin Franklin's wife dies while he was in England.
11.Benjamin Franklin was taken out of school to help with them family shop.
12. He taught himself algebra, English, and grammar.
13. He also taught himself 5 different languages.
14. Ben was a writer, printer, politician, and inventor.
15.Ben was born in Boston.
16. While Ben was in England, he got a letter saying that his daughter had moved into his new home that had been built while he was away.
17. He wrote a famous cartoon called "JOIN or DIE" and is a picture of a snake cut into 13 different parts. This is a representation of how the colonies need to unite or be crushed.
18. The Bill of Rights is a reminder of how
England violated the colonies with their odd laws.
19. The writing during this peroid was weird, they used an "f" where they should have used an "s".
20.Ben helped write the Declaration of Independence, one of the most important documents of this time.
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1. There are only six photos of Revolutionary War soldiers
ReplyDelete2. Thomas Jefferson was paradoxical about Native Americans
3. The colonies were the same shape at the end of the war as now
4. Daniel Boone made the Wilderness Road during the Revolutionary War
5. One third of a militia were hand-picked to become minutemen
6. Thomas Jefferson wanted a bill of rights
7. There were 55 people that signed the Constitution
8. The Constitution traveled from New York to Philadelphia and then to Washington D.C.
9. Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe established the University of Virginia
10. Thomas Jefferson had a schedule for his daughter, so she wasn’t bored and would exercise her mind
11. Two pages of the rough draft of the Declaration of Independence were rejected by Congress
12. The “Join or Die” cartoon was the first cartoon in colonial America
13. Paul Revere really wasn’t a great man
14. Catherine Ferguson started the first Sunday School in New York
15. Benedict Arnold didn’t like the Revolutionary War
16. Patrick Henry stated that King George was a tyrant
17. Benjamin Franklin’s grandson was arrested for libeling President John Adams
18. Most Americans are unaware that George Washington’s diary was published in the Maryland Gazette
19. The Louisiana Purchase ended the threat of war with France
20. Colonists believed that King George had been misled by his counselors
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1. When Martha Washington’s first husband died she was known as “the prettiest and the richest widow in Virginia.
ReplyDelete2. Martha married George Washington in 1759.
3. Martha Washington became America’s first first lady.
4. Martha Washington was born on June 2, 1732 and died in 1802.
5. John Adams died July 4, 1826 at 92 years old at his residence in Quincy around six o’ clock in the afternoon.
6. John Adams said his last words after someone told him it was independence day which were “it is a great and glorious day.”
7. Some of Benjamin Franklin’s inventions were the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, and the bifocals.
8. Besty Ross was asked to make the first star and striped flag by George Washington, Robert Morris, and George Ross.
9. The flag that Besty made was adopted by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777.
10. The Declaration of Independence was also adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.
11. One of the best newspapers around in 1776 was called the Pennsylvania Packet.
12. The Pennsylvania Packet was loyal to the Patriot cause, and was published by John Dunlap.
13. The earliest cartoon was published on May 9, 1754 in the Pennsylvania Gazette.
14. The earliest cartoon was named ‘Join or Die’ published by Ben Franklin.
15. Another early cartoon appeared in the Massachusetts Centinel on January 30, 1788.
16. The cartoon that appeared in the Massachusetts Centinel was named ‘The Federal Superstructure.’
17. The Boston News- Letter was made by John Campbell and was the first continuously- published newspaper in America.
18. The first issue of the Boston News- Letter was published on April 24, 1704.
19. Benjamin Franklin taught himself how to read and write five different languages even through his schooling was cut short.
20. At the age of 22 Benjamin Franklin opened his own print shop and later bought another one.
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ReplyDelete1- Ben Franklin was a writer, publisher, inventor, diplomat, scientist, and philosopher.
ReplyDelete2- Church bells rang for the D.O.I.
3- Ben Franklin Taught himself 5 different languages.
4- The Pennsylvania Packet was known for the ship at the top.
5- Betsy Ross made the first flag at request of George Washington.
6- On September 25, 1789 The Bill of Rights were first proposed.
7- Ben Franklin had his own printing shop at the age of 22.
8- There are only six photos of Revolutionary War soldiers.
9- Two rough draft pages for the D.O.I. were rejected.
10- "Join or Die" was first cartoon in America.
11- The Louisiana Purchase ended the war threat with France.
12- Jefferson was 33 when he wrote the rough draft for the D.O.I.
13- Ben Franklin was 15 out of 17 children.
14- Ben Franklin was very smart, however he dropped out at age 10.
15- In this time period, the "f"s should have been "s"s.
16- Martha Washington was born on June 2, 1732.
17- Martha married George Washington in 1759.
18- She became the first first lady.
19- Jefferson was a caring and loving father.
20- Daniel Boone made the Wilderness Road during the Revolutionary War.
1) Thomas Jefferson used religion in writing the DOI.
ReplyDelete2) Newspapers were printed on one sheet of paper.
3) The Treaty of Paris was a long document.
4) It had many new rules.
5) It was signed by all three American representatives.
6) There was a gun and bayonet receipt signed by a military leader.
7) Newspapers were written every week.
8) Early newspapers had articles from London.
9) Yankee Doodle was played in the French and Indian war.
10) Traditional music was mainly played by drums and flutes.
11) Doodle means a sorry trifling fellow or fool.
12) Macaroni was a fancy dress worn in England.
13) There were three paintings similar to the famous painting of the Boston Massacre.
14) Paul Revere was not known as a great man
15) He wasn’t originally for the revolution.
16) The ride of Paul Revere wasn’t as famous when it happened as it is now.
17) Thomas Jefferson wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
18) Adams and Franklin were the only ones one edited the declaration.
19) Paul Revere became a leading revolutionists.
20) Revere almost got caught early in his ride.(192)
1. Abigail Adams was married to John Adams. She was one of the most remarkable women of the Revolutionary period.
ReplyDelete2. Her grandson published two of her letters called “Letters of Mrs. Adams, the Wife of John Adams” and “Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution.” Her letters provided information on the life, of the wartime era.
3. Catherine Ferguson was born a slave. At 8 years old her mom was sold and she never saw her again.
4. When she was 16, a friend of hers purchased Catherine’s freedom for $200. She was married at age 18 and had two children, but both died in infancy.
5. During her life, she took a total of 48 children from the streets or from unit parents. She either raised them or kept them until she found a suitable home for them.
6. Church bells had rung over Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, signaling that the Declaration of Independence was approved and was adopted by the Continental Congress.
7. There was a committee of five during this time. They were John Adams, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, and Thomas Jefferson.
8. Benjamin Franklin was an inventor, publisher, diplomat, scientist and many more. He was known for his wildly-popular “Poor Richard’s Almanac” and he also wrote one of the greatest autobiography in colonial America.
9. Daniel Boone was a legendary frontiersman. He was a hero for going his way and his destiny through the wilderness of the west.
10. Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States. He was one of the Founding Fathers.
11. Paul Revere sold his color prints of “The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street” in Boston.
12. Crispus Attucks was one of the guys killed during the Boston Massacre.
13. The Non-Importation Agreement consists the colonists oppositions to the Stamp Act of 1765, the Townshend Acts of 1767 and the Coercive Acts of 1774. This declaration was adopted by the Continental Congress on October 14, 1774.
14. The Pennsylvania Packet was a popular paper in Philadelphia.
15. At age 33, Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.
16. The “Join or Die” was one of the first cartoons.
17. The first almanac printed was “The Astronomical Diary and Almanac.”
18. In 1814, Dolly Madison saved a portrait of George Washington when the White House was burning.
19. Besty Ross was asked to make the first star and striped flag by George Washington, Robert Morris, and George Ross.
20. The flag that Besty made was adopted by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777.
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1. Church bells was the signal that the D.O.I was approved
ReplyDelete2. The Continental Congress officially adopted the D.O.I in 1776
3. 5 people made the D.O.I
4. Thomas Jefferson wrote the original
5. John Dunlap published The Pennsylvania Packet
6. First newspaper published in 1704
7. Called the Boston News Letter
8.John Campbell is the first editor
9. First Bible printed was in Pennsylvania
10. Printed in 1776
11. Printed by Christopher Sower
12. Printed during the Revolutionary war
13. Most of the music during Washington's time was fast beat
14. It was also mostly played by violins
15. James MOnroe was a minister to France and England
16. MOnroe was the 5th US president
17. Daniel Boone established a route leading west
18. The Newburgh adress was in 1783
19. Washington grew blind when he was old
20. America's name was first printed in 1507 (126)
1.Ben Franklin taught himself to read
ReplyDelete2.Ben was the 15th child of 17
3.Ben Franklin bought the Pennsylvania Gazette
4.Ben Franklin and his friends pooled money to buy books the public could borrow. This was the first public library called Philadelphia Library
5.Ben Franklin taught himself to write and speak five languages
6.Paul Revere said the regulars are coming
7.Paul was almost caught by the British
8.Benedict Arnold wrote a letter to why he changed sides
9.Washington’s farewell speech was not orally delivered by him
10.Washington was the oldest f 6 children
11.Washington could write at the age of 12
12.George tried to ride a horse that belonged to his mother, but the horse popped a blood vessel and it died
13.Washington joined any hunting expedition at Mount Vernon
14.Benedict Arnold told Andre to hide the plans Arnold gave in Andre’s boot
15.Washington was a huge fan of bloodletting
16.Washington had 124-126 ounces of blood taken on December 14,1799
17.Washington had Thursday, November 26 as “A Day of Publick Thanksgiving and Prayer”
18.There as many as 190 verses of “Yankee Doodle” in all
19.The “Star Spangled Banner” was originally called “To Anacreon in Heaven”
20.In 1931 the “Star Spangled Banner” was appointed to be the national anthem by the Congress of the United States. (234)
1. Battles continued two years after the British defeat at Yorktown.
ReplyDelete2. The treaty of Paris established fishing rights.
3. the treaty established united states borders/
4. It opened up the Mississippi river to citizens of both nations.
5. it provided evacuation of British troops
6. Church bells rang all over Philadelphia when the declaration of independence was signed.
7. Two of Jefferson’s topics on the declaration of independence were revoked.
8. One of topic rebuked was a rebuke of the slave trade.
9. the declaration of independence was first published in the Pennsylvania packet
10. The declaration made Jefferson famous.
11. john Hancock was the first signer of the declaration of independence
12. Nathaniel Greene's battle strategy forced Cornwallis to Yorktown.
13. John Adams helped draft the declaration of independence.
14. he was the first vice president of the united states
15. Marquis de Lafayette was voted major general.
16. Baron von Steaben wrote the drill manual for the continental soldiers.
17. Francis Marion was the commander of colonial troops in South Carolina.
18. George Washington was the first president of the United States.
19. He was a founding father.
20. He was the commander and chief of colonial forces.
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Benedict Arnold was a hero for both the British and the Patriots in the same war.
ReplyDeleteArnold was a great help to the Patriots in every way.
He is recognized in History as a villain not a hero.
Benedict submitted to an infanant claim for expenses, around $60,000 today.
He was able to stop St. Leger at Fort Tincenteroga
He was "intrepid and ruthless".
Arnold was willing to risk his and other lives to get what he wanted.
Men like him were both hated and loved.
In a battle he distinguished himself but he lost his horse.
Congress promoted him to major general and gave him a new horse.
General Hortario Gates thought of him as a "pompous little fellow".
Washington appointed him Commandant of Philadelphia in July 1778.
Benedict was soon very spoiled and was mad at congress for not promoting him faster.
He married Margert Shippen.
He was 38 and she was only 19
He became greatly in debt, and became shady.
Since he was so much in debt he made a life changing decision to join the British.
He served the British with the same amount of loyalty as he served the Patriots.
He led a last devastating attack against the Patriots burning ships, looting supplies, and destroying food supplies.
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ReplyDelete1. Daniel Boone wrote the book “Adventures” and it was published in 1784.
ReplyDelete2. In this book it includes the passage through Cumberland Gap.
3. During the Boston Massacre five people were killed.
4. The soldiers were not lined up, like in most of the pictures.
5. In the drawing Crispus Attucks was white.
6. Revere’s drawing shows a blue sky.
7. It also shows the lack of snow or ice on the street.
8. Revere employed Christian Remick to help with his drawing.
9. In the drawing the blood is the same red in the British uniforms.
10. It took three weeks to finally advertise the drawing.
11. Benjamin Franklin served as a postmaster general.
12. Benjamin created light and electricity.
13. That is the biggest invention of all time.
14. He wrote a book about himself.
15. The book is called “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.”
16. People rioted for no whiskey.
17. This was called the Whiskey Rebellion.
18. Daniel Boone looked nothing like me!
19. The Declaration of Arms is important in the independence of America.
20. This website has very interesting facts and documents on events, people, and Independence.(194)
1) When William Penn sailed to Pennsylvania, 31 out of the 100 passengers died.
ReplyDelete2) William Penn and his crew arrived at Pennslyvania on October 27, 1682
3) Poor William Penn's daughter died shortly after birth, so he wrote to his wife a letter of encouragement
4) Pennslyvania was a Pacifist, Quaker colony, unlike many of the other colonies
5)While Penn was in Pennslyvania, he met Chief Tamanend
6)Not all of the Colonial music was written by Americans, most of it was written in England, Scotland, and Ireland
7) Some of the instruments they played included: the harpsicord, violin, the fiddle, the hammered dulcimer, tabor pipe, the drum, and recoreder
8) Patrick Henry's famous speech: give me liberty or give me death.
9)America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, who owned a buisiness in Seville, Spain
10) He called the lands he visited a "new world"
11) minutemen were men who were always first to appear at or wait for a battle
12) The title "minutemen" was formally adopted the year before the American revolution started
13)After Congress authorized a continental army, under the command of Washington, minutemen didn't exist anymore.
14) Andrew Hamilton helped Peter Zenger with his case for freedom of the press.
15) John Dickenson was elected to the Pennslyvania legislature in 1762
16)In 1767 and 1768 Dickenson's letters from a farmer were put in the newspaper
17) he wrote 13 letters in all
18) Benjamin Franklin is known for his Poor Richard's Almanac
19) Ben Franklin is a founding father for our country and he is also known for his experiments with electricity
20) Ben Franklin's biography goes up all the way to when he was 51 years old. (269)
1. In Daniel Boone’s book, the “f” was changed to “s”
ReplyDelete2. Paul Revere’s “midnight ride” was falsely told until Longfellow wrote a more accurate story about it
3. Paul Revere tried dentistry and his ads appeared in local newspapers
4. Revere helped indentify the dead body of Joseph Warren by recognizing a wire in an artificial tooth he had set
5. Revere remarried about 2 weeks after his first wife died
6. The Star Spangled Banner was originally a poem called “To Anacreon in Heaven”
7. George Washington was the person that made Thanksgiving an official holiday
8. Thomas Jefferson created a new money system and a new way to measure
9. Benjamin Franklin wrote an autobiography of himself primarily for his son
10. Franklin wrote “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
11. Thomas Jefferson was educated in many different areas and could start a conversation with anyone about anything
12. Jefferson thought that a woman being clean was important
13. Franklin liked to stand nude in the wind to take an “air bath”
14. Jefferson soaked his feet in cold water every morning and he thought that this helped his health’
15. Jefferson liked lots of vegetables, especially peas and cucumbers
16. Jefferson’s favorite thing to do for exercise was horseback riding
17. Farmers started a rebellion because of an excise tax on whiskey
18. Macaroni in the song “Yankee Doodle” was a style of dress
19. Molly Pitcher got her nickname for carrying pitchers of water back and forth to the soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth
20. America’s first black poet was Phyllis Wheatley {245}
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1-Two parts of the Declaration of Independence were rejected by the Continental Congress. Of these two came, an intemperate reference towards English people, meaning the English had a lack of self control. The other passage taken out was a denunciation of slave trade which was basically means the denouncement or condemnation of slave trade.
ReplyDelete2- Although the Declaration of Independence made Thomas Jefferson extremely famous, years later, John Adams considered the document ‘hackneyed’ and Jefferson agreed. He said the document was only meant to express what the Americans thought. Hackneyed means to show no significance but was overused anyway.
3-On September 17, 1787 the Constitution of the United States was signed by fifty-five delegates.
4-Two days after the Constitution was signed, the Pennsylvania Packet, a popular newspaper in Philadelphia, published the entire Constitution into their paper.
5-Catherine Ferguson was born as a slave until the age of 16 when someone bought her freedom for $200. She married at eighteen and had two children but they both died in infancy.
6-Catherine began to take in the poor and neglected children for a church service every Sunday. She took a total of 48 children under her wing in her lifetime. She raised them as her own until she found a suitable home for them.
7-At the battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778, all of the soldiers were parched and exhausted from the heat so Molly Pitcher carried around a pitcher of water. That is how she got the name Molly PITCHER.
8- As the battle went on, Molly’s husband was wounded so Molly took his place at the cannon. She was rewarded for her services during the battle with the Act of Pennsylvania Legislature.
9-Ben Franklin was very well-known for not only being a founding father, but for all of his experiments with electricity and lighting and also publishing the “Poor Richard’s Almanac” and the Pennsylvania Gazette.
10-The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1770 when five men were shot to death in Boston by the British soldiers that were having a difficult time trying to control the huge crowd.
11-Out of the 5 men who died at the Boston Massacre, Crispus Attucks, became the most famous from the attack. He was the most famous black man to fight for the revolution and became the first martyr.
12-Common Sense was a pamphlet published at first anonymously by Thomas Paine in January of 1776. It was extremely popular in the United States and in England. It made Thomas Paine very famous.
13-What made the pamphlet by Thomas Paine so famous was that Paine put all of the blame for the suffering of the colonies on King George the Third.
14-Before the Constitution existed came the Articles of Confederation. The Articles were meant to create a firm league of friendship among the colonies. They were drafted by the same Continental Congress who created the Declaration of Independence.
15-After the Battle of Yorktown in 1781, when Cornwallis surrendered there were still some minor battles afterward which delayed the treaty until 1783.
16- The Treaty of Paris 1783 culminated from King George the Third’s Proclamation of Cessation of Hostilities. The Treaty had nine different articles in the treaty stating different promises the two sides had to keep. (England didn’t keep all of them which brought the war of 1812)
17-The Maryland Gazette had two issues on March 21, 1754 and March 28, 1754 containing Major George Washington’s journal of his journey over the Ohio River.
18-In the Non-Importation Agreement in 1774 stated the colonies hatred and opposition against the Stamp Act, the Townshend Acts, and the Coercive Acts.
19-Even after the Treaty of Paris in 1783, the English soldiers refused to evacuate the American soil.
20-John Jay, who was pressing in the issue of the troops, went to England to resolve the problem of the treaty’s violation. Then on November 19, 1794 John Jay’s treaty was signed which averted to war. The treaty eliminated the British control of western ports in America. (670)
P.S. It made me delete parts of it cause it was too long! :/
1. Church bells signaled to everyone that the D.O.I. was approved and adopted by the Continental Congress.
ReplyDelete2. John Adams, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston, and Thomas Jefferson were the Committee of Five appointed by Congress to draft the D.O.I.
3. Two passages of the original draft of the D.O.I. were rejected by Congress.
4. The Pennsylvania Packet was one of the more important newspapers during this time.
5. On Monday, July 8, 1776, The Pennsylvania Packet printed the D.O.I. in their issue.
6. Abigail Adams, the wife of John Adams, was an author and also greatly interested in politics.
7. Catherine Ferguson was born a slave, but was bought freedom with $200.
8. She was a Sunday school teacher and raised/kept forty-eight children until she found suitable homes for them.
9. Lucreita Mott was a school teacher that later helped establish women’s rights and abolish slavery.
10. Molly Pitcher took over her wounded husband’s job firing the cannon during an important battle.
11. Betsy Ross sewed the first stars and stripes flag.
12. Catharine Sedgwick was one of the first popular women authors.
13. Martha Washington was the first First Lady.
14. Phyllis Wheatley was a very intelligent slave.
15. Benjamin Franklin was a writer, publisher, inventor, diplomat, scientist, and philosopher.
16. His autobiography Memoires De La Vie Privee was published in March 1791.
17. On March 23, 1775 Patrick Henry gave his “give me liberty or give me death” speech.
18. Daniel Boone published his book Adventures in 1784.
19. George Washington took the oath of office on April 30, 1789.
20. He is referred to as the “father of the nation” because of his influence as a founding father.
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1) Two passages in Jefferson's draft of the D.O.I. were rejected.
ReplyDelete2) Only four died at the scene of the boston massacre, then 1 died later of wounds
3) Washington never gave his most well known speech orally.
4) Had Benedict Arnold not betrayed his country, he would have become one of the most brilliant american generals of all time.
5) Our first constitution, the articles of confederation, were weak and did not hold in the colonies
6) It took 4 years for 13 colonies to sign the document.
7) Thomas Jefferson had 2 daughters (Martha & Maria).
8) Jefferson was very picky when it came to how women looked.
9) Daniel Boone helped spark the idea of westward movement
10) Immigration has been a long-time problem for america and is not a truly modern problem.
11) After the revolutionary war, America faced war with France several times.
12) The sedation act allowed men to be imprisoned for treason.
13) Benjamin Franklin's Grandson was imprisoned under the account of these acts.
14) Thomas Jefferson pardoned all who were convicted under the alien and sedation acts when he came to office in 1800.
15) The Treaty of San Lorenzo opened up the mississippi river to american trade.
16) The Louisiana Purchase was signed 8 ears later.
17) This treaty also gave the territory of where Alabama and Mississippi are today.
18) The treaty was signed on October 27 1795
19) The proclamation of neutrality forbade america from going the european war between france and Britain.
20) The louisiana purchase was agreed at $0.04 an race. (264)
•Interestingly enough John Adams later wrote that the Declaration was” hackneyed”
ReplyDelete•Jefferson probably had the largest architectural library in the United States
•The first time the word america was published was on April 25th, 1507
•Treat your wife always with respect; it will procure respect to you, not from her only, but from all that observe it.- Benjamin Franklin
•Catherine Ferguson was a “foster parent to at least 48 children in her life
•The chance in marriage she will draw a blockhead I calculate at about fourteen to one- Thomas Jefferson on his daughter Martha
•He wrote to Martha on her marriage: "The happiness of your life now depends on the continuing to please a single person. To this all other objects must be secondary, even your love for me."
•The French rule was that no lady danced after she was married
•"Whether I retire to bed early or late, I rise with the sun." Thomas Jefferson
•Jefferson built three libraries
•Jefferson sold Congress his own library for $23,950
•Jefferson liked for ladies to be accomplished but saw no reason for them to vote
•George Washington allowed his journal to be printed in the Maryland Gazette in 1754!
•The Treaty of Paris was the official ending of the Revolutionary War
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Sorry this is late maybe I can get half credit? One interesting fact I came across on was the Naturalization act of 1790 and the act of 1795. I had no idea that they changed this act. Another is the Treaty of San Lorenzo which is often read over in history books. This treaty was a big help in getting baby America bigger boundaries. The next fact is Washington was a land surveyor. Another fact is that Washington had an older brother. He lived in Mount Vernon until his older brother’s widow died. The sixth fact is that a boy in barber’s shops was making fun of British soldiers in Boston saying do we have to pay to get our hair cut? The seventh fact is how the Boston massacre got started. The boy we were talking about earlier got face planted by a musket and he cried for help, drawing a crowd, we know the rest. 8- Was some guards didn’t have ammunition in the rifles when they went out to help during the massacre. 9- I didn’t know Attucks wrestled for one soldier’s musket. 10- I didn’t know the British during the massacre were arrested. 11- George Washington was at every single milestone event leading to the republic. 12- Ben Franklin delivered his own papers, on his own cart. 13- Washington’s mom didn’t want Washington in the navy. 14- Sam Adams had trouble walking. 15- Ben Franklin also signed the Constitution. 16- Tom Paines article was also names, Rights of Man. 17- Washington was a writer at times. 18- The first ad in the Boston newspaper was advertising houses. 19- They had music quite a bit about anything such has Wolfe’s why soldier, why? 20- My favorite song on the website was Lady Washington, have you seen my hero George? (302)
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