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"It is not my intention to combat this opinion. But perhaps it may be some satisfaction to your Readers to know what ideas the Americans have on the subject"
"I relate them merely in pursuance of the task I have impos'd on myself, to be an impartial historian of American facts and opinions."
-Benjamin Franklin's "Causes of the American Discontents before 1768"
1746 - William Franklin joins king's army as an ensign
1753 - Benjamin Franklin appointed co-deputy postmaster general
1763 - William Franklin takes office of governor of New Jersey
1764 - Sugar Act develops new duties on imports
1765 - Stamp Act imposes tax on newspapers and other documents
1767 - Townshend Act imposes taxes on various imports
Benjamin Franklin
William Franklin
"us" and "them"
Jack Pacor, Lindsay Shore, Kathleen Ross
Through their letters, speeches, and publications Benjamin and William Franklin use Enlightenment-style reasoning to argue a compromise between the Colonies and the Crown.
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