Benjamin Hornigold

The late 1600s to the late 1700s was the nascent stage of colonial America. The first settlers were trying hard to get a foothold in this new land. Religion played the important role. The settlers who had come here were the Puritan Protestant Christian who believed in rigid principles. But soon with time people started to question this version of God, that was preached by the early Puritans. The world was not yet ready for atheism, but it was surely ready to question the scripture and the old philosophy

illustrative technique that political cartoonist use to display a message to the viewers about government, world affairs, and politics. In 1754, publishers of the Pennsylvania Gazette published the first political cartoon illustrated by Benjamin Franklin (West, par. 1). Benjamin Franklin used his first political cartoon, titled Join or Die, to gain support from the colonies for the Crown’s war against the French (West, par. 1). Since the 1700s, illustrators use political cartoons as a medium to display political

Revolution, many rationalist rose to prominence and importance in a quest for a new type of government that would break away from the chains of tyranny. Although not as well known as other Rationalist writers / speakers such as Thomas Jefferson or Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine is the most persuasive Rationalist writer / speaker as he appeals to the common man, his use of emotional passages to prove a factual point, and his reliance on imagery that evokes strong emotion . Thomas Paine’s style and

MT 3 Final Affirmation During Period 3 in AP US History, there was many driving ideas and pivotal points that helped make the US what it is now. The points mainly pertain to Colonists and how the American Revolution and how the Constitution effected people. Of the most influential events in the 1700’s was the American Revolution. The American Revolution had many influential people. Thomas Paine said, “But there is another and great distinction for which no truly natural or religious reason can

“No Taxation without Representation.” Everyone has heard this quote, but how many know where it came from? In March of 1765, British Parliament passed a law that the colonists must pay a tax on any licenses, contracts, wills, warrants, playing cards, and paper. Every one of these things had to have a stamp on it to show that they paid the tax. (Stamp Act Powerpoint) This was called the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act was the most important event that caused the Revolutionary War. All of the money that

chasing and attaining perfection is a goal that can't be achieved but will chased to all ends. Over the course of the second semester our class has studied the writings and philosophies of great American authors which include, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Benjamin Franklin, and Horatio Alger to name a few. F. Scott Fitzgerald creates the perfect American character in Jay Gatz or the “Great Gatsby” and portrays him as a man who is searching for perfection but falls short as do the rest of Americans. Ironically

themselves and come up with what they think is the topic sentence. No will writing will be done by the students but rather input will be verbal. 3. Students will read a handout quietly while I read out loud. The short reading is about the life of Benjamin Franklin. Students will be asked to highlight ideas, words, and sentences that they feel are important as they follow along in the reading. Then the students will divide into small groups of three or four and and share with each other what they thought

It is a century old mystery that is surrounded with controversy. What happened to The Mary Celeste? This historical mystery has many theories surrounding what happened to Captain Briggs and crew. Some more accurate than others like mother nature, criminal conspiracies and, an explosion. However, the most likely of all the theories is the alcohol explosion. The alcohol explosion is the most realistic scenario of what happened to The Mary Celeste. The Mary Celeste was carrying nine barrels of alcohol

died due to extensive wounds. After the event, some important colonial men - such as Benjamin Franklin and Paul Revere - started to spread propaganda to try and get colonists to support them in fighting for their independence (Insider, Business). Some include the disjointed snake, illustrated in 1754 and a print that depicted an armless and legless person illustrated to repeal the Stamp Act - both drawn by Benjamin Franklin. Yet, one very noteworthy piece of propaganda, engraved by Paul Revere in 1770

excise officers. In the winter of 1772 he handed out 4,000 copies of the work to members of Parliament and other citizens. Paine was fired from the excise office in spring of 1774, and he began to see his outlook as barren. However he soon met Benjamin Franklin, who told him he should move to America and gave