John D Rockefeller essays

John D Rockefeller essays In the book 1776, there were many important characters. Three of my favorite characters were Samuel Chase, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams. The reason I chose these specific men as significant was because they all lead important roles in the making of the declaration of independence. Samuel Chase was a delegate from Maryland, he was born in 1741 and died in 1811, he was a lawyer and a member of the U.S Supreme Court. Benjamin Franklin was a delegate from Pennsylvania, he was born in 1706 and died in 1790, he was a scientist and a minister to France. Finally, John Adams played a very important role in the play. Adams was a delegate from Massachusetts, he was born in 1735 and died in 1826, he was also a lawyer, and had an important job of being the president of the United States. Benjamin Franklin, born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 17,1706,may by his life alone be the most profound statement of what an American strives to be. This is one of the many reasons I chose Franklin as significant in the play. He was elected to the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1751 and served as an agent for Pennsylvania( and ultimately for three other colonies) to England, France, and several other European powers. He was elected to the Continental Congress in 1775, where he played a crucial role in the rebellion against Great Britain, including service to Jefferson in editing the Declaration of Independence. Franklin, who was by this time independently wealthy and retired from publishing, continued to serve an important role in government both local and national. He was the United States first Postmaster General, Minister to the French Court, Treaty agent and signer to the peace with Great Britain, and a celebrated member of the Constitutional convention. He died on the 17th of April in 1790. On that day he was still one of the most celebrated characters in America. Adams began his education in a common school in Braintree. He ...