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There are many famous Americans. Here is some information on a few of them.
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Thomas Edison |
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Thomas Edison was an inventor. He was born in 1847 and died in 1931 at the age of 84. He is best known for the invention of the electric light, the phonograph, and the telephone. |
Benjamin Franklin |
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Benjamin Franklin was an American statesman and scientist. He was born in 1706. He did many things during his life. He had his own publishing company. He was also the postmaster for the colony of Pennsylvania. As a scientist, he is best known for flying a kite with a key on it during a thunderstorm to prove that lightening is an electrical spark. From this discovery he invented the lightening rod. In 1757 he was appointed the British parliament representative for the colony of Pennsylvania. He was the colonies spokesperson in their fight against British taxation. In 1776, he helped Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence. During the American Revolution, he was responsible for persauding France to support the Americans. |
Thomas Jefferson |
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Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States and the author of the Declaration of Independence. He was born in 1743 in the British colony of Virginia. As an adult he owned a large plantation, and was a lawyer. Later he entered politics and was elected to the local legislature. He was a prominent spokesperson and active in debates about the colonies independence from Britain. In 1776 he was asked to be the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. He was elected governor of Virginia in 1779 and then in 1801 became the 3rd president of the United States. He was responsible for purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France. He also was the founder of the University of Virginia. |
Paul Revere |
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Paul Revere was an American patriot during the American Revolution. He was born in 1735. He was a strong supporter of an independent America. He participated in the "Boston Tea Party" to protest against British taxation. On April 16, 1775 a single lantern in the North Church steeple signaled that the British troops were coming. Paul Revere rode through the night to warn people that the British were coming. Armed Colonists met the British troops in the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the start of the American Revolution. |
George Washington |
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George Washington was the first president of the United States. He was born in 1732. As a young man he had a surveying business, then in 1752 he inherited land from his brother. George Washington was in the British Army and fought against the French in the French and Indian War. He got a reputation for being a good soldier. In 1775, George Washington was made commander-in-chief of the Continental Army as the colonists took up arms against the British. He successfully led his troops against the British, helping to win America's independence. In 1789 he was elected the first president of the now United States of America. |
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