John Dickinson was born on November 2, 1732. Like his father, he decided to study law. He married Mary Norris and had five children. He traveled overseas to get to London because he wanted to study the court system. On his trip, he heard of people discussing ideas of the Enlightenment.
In 1757, Dickinson went back to Philadelphia so he could continue studying law. After three years of returning, he was elected to the Pennsylvania assembly and the Delaware legislature. John Dickinson went against Benjamin Franklin because there was an issue of the state turning into an outright British colony. Unfortunately, he lost the debate against Franklin, which made him lose his assembly seat.
The British government was in debt due to the Seven Years' War, which then created the Stamp Act of 1765. He published letters that pointed out the violations of the Stamp Act, which made him gain plenty of fame. In 1779, Dickinson had returned to the Continental Congress and was elected as president of Delaware. He was able to revise the Articles of Confederation, which later became the U.S. Constitution. However, he was unable to sign the constitution because he died.
The fact that Dickinson spoke out against the Stamp Act's violations portrayed his ability to be a leader; however, it's unfortunate that he was unable to sign the constitution due to his death.
ReplyDeleteDickinson exemplified resilience through continuing his political career despite having lost his assembly seat, writing against the stamp acts, and later helping to revise the articles of confederation in the continental congress as a Delaware representative.
ReplyDeleteJust as John Dickinson wrote letters about the violations of the Stamp Act, Patrick Henry did as well he wanted to show people in Virginia that the king of Britain was being a tyrant and not a good leader
ReplyDeleteI think it is really sad that he helped make the U.S Constitution, but he was not able to sign it because he died.
ReplyDeleteJohn Dickinson was a courageous for speaking up for what he believed in as well as going against a great philosopher and inventor such as Benjamin Franklin
ReplyDeleteJohn Hancock also traveled to London to expand his knowledge as well, though he eventually returned to Massachusetts.
ReplyDeleteHe can be considered influential because he spoke out for what he believed was wrong when it came to the acts England was establishing,
ReplyDeleteDickinson like Samuel Adams stood up against acts such as the stamp act that made them true leaders in these times of need.
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