THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TEXT SIGNERS AND LEGACY
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The colonist who actually wrote the Declaration of Independence
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The man who appears on the $100 bill.
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The colonist who became the surgeon General for the Continental Army and provided medical attention to the soldiers; also started the oldest African-American church in America
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The colonist whose ideas were used to write the Declaration of Independence
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rush was also a physician, social reformer, humanitarian and educator. He founded Dickinson College. He was a professor of medicine and chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. Rush was also the surgeon general of the Continental Army.
Detailed explanation-2: -Benjamin Rush was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was also a doctor-arguably the most famous doctor in America-who became known as the American Hippocrates.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rush was a Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress. His later self-description there was: “He aimed right.” He served as surgeon general of the Continental Army and became a professor of chemistry, medical theory, and clinical practice at the University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Detailed explanation-4: -When revolution came in the 1770s, Benjamin Rush did not shy away from the chance to get involved. He became a member of the Sons of Liberty, represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress, and signed the Declaration of Independence. He also served the revolutionary cause with his medical knowledge.
Detailed explanation-5: -Rush expressed a firm commitment to promoting higher education. He was a founder of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1783 and Franklin College (now Franklin and Marshall) at Lancaster four years later. In 1787, Rush helped found the College of Physicians.