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Benjamin Franklin’s Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America is about the people of North America and their way of life. The title of this piece may be considered an irony due to the fact that when one reads the essay, what one will find is not a tale of savagery, but rather of civility….

Franklin, born on January 17, 1706, and died on April 17, 1790, was a versatile individual who excelled in various fields. He was known as an author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician,inventor, satirist,civic activist, statesman,and diplomat. His contributions to the American Enlightenment and physics made him a prominent scientist. Franklin’s inventions included the…

The chaperones assumed he responsibility for making sure that Franklin did not publicize the details of the debates. 39 of the 55 delegates had served in the Continental Congress, and Were well aware of the restrictions placed on the national government by the Articles of Confederation. They were convinced of the need for a stronger…

Independence, America was in turmoil with Britain and they wanted to separate from them. The Declaration of Independence is well known as the document that declared the need Of separation of the colonies from the King of England. He reflects the political times in Poor Richards Almanac as well. In the almanac there is direct…

The city of New Orleans was the most valutable city in the Confederacy. The loss of the city took a huge blow to the Confederacy. The lower Mississippi had become a Union’s passage for the 400 miles to Vicksburg, Mississippi. In the middle of the night on April 24, Admiral David G. Fraught tried an…

Benjamin Franklin is undoubtedly one of the most influential figures in American history. The numerous advancements contributed by Franklin were made possible by a lot of work on his part. His outlook is best represented by his famous quote, “Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is…

Franklin, an established philosopher, inventor, printer, author, scientist, and visionary, was well-known for his contributions during the Age of Reason. In his autobiography Franklin detailed the significant strides he made to further his education and writing abilities, because he believed that “self-education, self-improvement, self-discipline were the constituent parts of the self-made man” (Masur, 16). Franklin’s…