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Benjamin Rush 1746-1813
By: Madelynn and Jasmine Period 8
Birth Facts
Benjamin Rush was born on January 4, 1746 in Byberry Philadelphia, PA. Benjamin's parents are John Rush and Susanna Rush. He was one out of seven children.
Birth Facts
Rush's Family
- Year is unknown when his father, John Rush, was born
Rush's Family
- 1656 His mother, Susanna Rush, was born
- 1746 Benjamin Rush was born
- Benjamin Rush had 13 children (four died in infancy) with his wife, Julia Stockton.
Benjamin Rush's
Life
Benjamin Rush's Life
Benjamin Rush was appointed Surgeon-general to the armies of the middle department of the Continential Army in 1777. He was treasurer of the U.S. Mint from 1797 to 1813. He also was the professer of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania from 1791 to 1813. He was named President of the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery in 1803. After his death, he was named as the "Father of American Psychiatry" by the American Psychiatric Association in 1965. Benjamin Rush was elected to the Pennsylvania Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Key Contributions
Key Contributions
Benjamin published "medical inquiries and observations upon the diseases of the mind" in 1812. In 1776, Benjamin became a Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress.
Benjamin Rush encouraged the author of the Common Sense pamphlet, Thomas Paine, to write it.
Benjamin Rush signed the Declaration of Independence to represent Pennsylvania in 1776.
Documents
The Declaration of Independence contains the ideas or goals of our country. It also contains the complaints of colonists against the British king, and the arguments the colonists used to explain why they wanted to be free of the British rule. The Declaration of Independence led our country to their independence from Britain. It contained ideas that citizens should have important things in this "new world" including liberty and equality.
Documents
Key Phrases
Key Phrases
1a. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."
2a. "The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over these states."
What We Think Phrases Mean
1b. Madelynn and Jasmine: The men that signed the Declaration of Independence told the truth, their opinion about men being treated equally, and that they would give the citizens and their leader life, liberty, and their happiness.
2b. Madelynn: The history of the present King of Great Britian hurt a lot of people emotionally and physically to everyone in the states.
2b. Jasmine: It also means that the British Government acted in a way that made the colonists want to make the decision to " break their binds" with Great Britain.
Benjamin Rush's Death & Legacy
Bejamin Rush's Death & Legacy
Benjamin Rush died on April 19, 1813 in Philadelphia, PA at the age of 68 because of typhus fever. He is buried at Christ Church Burial Grounds. Benjamin is remembered today for his political activities during the American Revolution, including signing the Declaration of Independence. Also, Benjamin established the Philadelphia Dispensary to give free medical care to the poor in 1784. He wrote the first American chemistry textbook in 1770.
Bibliography
Sites Used
- www.americanhistorycentral.com
- www.sutori.com
- rims.k12.ca.us/symbols_freedom/pages/doi.html
- www.npr.org
- www.biography.com
- www.brighthubeducation.com