Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin (1706- 1790) Born in Boston in which was first known as the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Son of Josiah Franklin,and Anne Child. His father was a candle maker, not as successful as he wished to be, he removed Benjamin at age ten to help him out . Benjamin was the 15th and last male of 17 children. The first seven were from his father's first wife, and the other ten from his father's second wife Abiah Folger.

As benjamin worked for his father, he could see it didn't really make him happy. So Josiah, hoping for Ben not to follow one of his other brothers footsteps on going oversees, he apprenticed him to his older brother, James, at his print shop. James had refused to publish Ben's creation so he came withe the pseudonym "mrs. Silence Dogood" whose 14 letters were published. By the time James found out the letters were his brother, Benjamin had already left to new York but ended up settling in Philadelphia. Here he would open his own printing office, birthplace of some of his greatest publications like "The Pennsylvania Gazette" and "Poor Richards Almanac".

During the American revolution he was able to convince the French to help the Americans. Knowing how the french felt about the British Benjamin told them that if the British won, they would become of great power and probably unstoppable. The French being enemies of the British weren't happy about what they were hearing. They knew that if the redcoats won they would be vulnerable to them, so they decided to help the American by providing them with supplies. Once the Americans won he helped write the Constitution and signed for the most important documents such as the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Alliance with the French and the Treaty of Paris.


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Treaty of Paris

The treaty of Paris was due on September 3 of 1783. It was comformed by a agreement between America and Great Britain. This recognized American independence and established borders for the new nation. This formally made to end the Revolutionary War. But it was finally done by the Continental Congress in 1784.

The treaty contained ten articles, or key points. It declares the intention of both America and Great Britain to forget all past differences and misunderstandings between each oders.
It was signed in Paris by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay. The good thing is that Britain agreed to remove all of its troops from the new nation. But The United States also agreed not to persecute loyalists still in America and allow those that left America to return to their homelands.

The treaty also established U.S. boundaries. Which specified certain fishing rights, to allowed creditors of each country to be paid by citizens. It also restored the rights and property of Loyalists. But If it wasn't that the British heard of the surrender at Yorktown, maybe united states wouldn't exist as a nation. So it really took a huge and important part of it's independence history.
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What did the Revolution accomplish and what ideas did it set in motion?

 What did it accomplish?

In 1783, Benjamin Franklin negotiated the treaty of Paris that officially recognize the American Revolution. Franklin gained more territory for the United States than the Americans actually won on the battlefield.

Women gained few political or legal rights. About 90,000 Loyalists became refugees. Some resettled in Canada. Many African Americans were re-enslaved and sent to the British West Indies.

In the South, some planters voluntarily freed their slaves in an action called manumission. However, southern whites feared black reprisals. The Revolution led to emancipation in the North but not the South, where slaves were a third of the population.The American Revolution inspired other revolutions around the world.First was the French Revolution in 1789. 

What ideas did it set in motion?

The Revolution spread the idea of “liberty” home and abroad. “All men created equal” written by Jefferson probably meant only white men, however, both African-American and Women used these words to claim their rights. The American Revolution also inspired other countries to rebel against oppressive leader. The Revolution inspired many slaves to demand their freedom. In the North, some slaves petitioned or sued for freedom. Thousands of African Americans volunteered to fight the British. Others followed in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.

Battle of yorktown

1789 date were the Battle of Yorktown was fought.
This was the last major battle in the American revolution. The British troop was commanded by General Cornwallis.Which he was really confident that he could of win the battle. The British fought against the French troop which was commanded by General Marquis de Lafayette and of course famous General George Washington. In other hand the French navy defeated the British troop blocking the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay.

As General George Washington marched his army down from their former location in the north, the French navy was also heading to the coast near Yorktown. At the same time Cornwalis was retreating to the same destination. These battle lasted for eleven days in which he comanded George Washington to surrender even though the British were the ones being greatly outnumbered. Cornwallis' plans of Washington's army to throw the towel first backfired. The British soon surrendered and agreed to General Washington's terms.

On october 19 , Cornwallis complied and the final surrender documents were signed. At noon the French and American armies lined up to await the British surrender. Two hours later the British marched out with flags furled and their bands playing "The World Turned Upside Down." Claiming he was ill, Cornwallis sent Brigadier General Charles O'Hara instead. O'Hara attempted to surrender tothe french but was instructed by them to approach the Americans. Washington directed O'Hara to surrender to Lincoln, who was serving as his second-in-command.
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