what are some accomplishments of William Penn?
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William Penn  founded the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the British North American colony that became the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The democratic principles that he set forth in the Pennsylvania Frame of Government served as an inspiration for the United States Constitution. Ahead of his time, Penn also published a plan for a United States of Europe, "European Dyet, Parliament or Estates. Before moving to America, Penn owned ironworks in the Kent village of Hawkhurst.
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He helped draft the Declaration of Independence. He was considered officially one of the Founding Fathers because he did not sign the Declaration of Independence, because he was opposed to slavery and thought they should have addressed that in the Declaration.
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I think you should research on George Washington Carver. He's a smart man
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George Washington...thanks for the extra points!
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"Thomas Edison tried and failed nearly 2000 times to develop the carbonized cotton thread filiment for the incandescent light bulb.  When asked about it, he said, 'I didn't fail. I found out 2000 ways how not to make a light bulb.'  But he only needed to find one way to make it work."\n\nFrom National Treasure
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She was a black slave who was also a great poet. Her slave masters allowed her to learn how to read and write. her poetry bacame very famous and ultimately allowed her to gain her freedom. Her biography is pretty amazing!
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do a paper on people who have influenced the world in whatever fashion (good or bad) in the last 100 years such as: Nelson Mendela, Mahatma Ghandi, Sigmund Freud, Martin Luther King, Albert Einsten, Hitler, Bill Clinton, Rasputin (so interesting). \ngood luck
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I'm not sure "greatness" and "improving the state of the nation" should be the same yardsticks.  I consider Lincoln the greatest man because he worked his way up from poverty, was a great writer, thought deeply about philosophy and religion instead of just accepting the easy dogma of the culture or of one denomination, overcame depression, kept a sense of humor and humility, and was a skilled politician in the best sense of the word.  I'm probably overlooking many other aspects of his greatness as a human being.  You could argue that he did the most for improving the state of the nation by leading a second revolution with a goal of real equality, not just for prosperous white males, and getting rid of slavery.\n\nFor improving the state of the nation, it's a close call with Teddy Roosevelt, though.  Roosevelt led the way in taking the country back from the Robber Barons, who had trampled the working class for over a generation.  That's an aspect of American history that isn't covered much, but it certainly is relavent to today's situation, where the president is rabid about concentrating more wealth in the hands of the top 1% while the bottom 50% controls 2.5% of the private wealth of the nation
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania
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I found a reference to someone by that name in an obituary in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania...\nhttp://www.susquehannatranscript.com/archives/07_08_99%20Vol1No.1/obits.htm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredrick_Douglas#Abolitionist_Activities
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He made inventions that changed the world.
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It was named after William Penn, leader of the Society of Friends, otherwise known as the Quakers. In the late 1600's, the state of Pennsylvania was the home base for the Quakers, and a considered a bastion for religious and racial tolerance among the 13 colonies that were otherwise dogmatic and puritanical.
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none.\n\nA Ph. D. is a brutal accomplishment.
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Try:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Pennsylvania
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He was one of the most prolific poets of his day.  He could make language do things many others could not.  The beauty in his words lives on.  His poems are as meaningful and understandable today as they were in the 1800's when he was writing them.  Much of his work has proven to be timeless.
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He did so  much more than just sing. He brought to light many aspects of the human condition, including the freedom of speech, civil rights, and issues on religion all over the world.