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Title: Benjamin Franklin


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Benjamin Franklin A Jack of All Trades
By Adam R.
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Early Years
  • Born January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Was the youngest and the tenth boy of seventeen
    children
  • Only went to grammar school for two years
  • Was a candle maker for his dad at age ten
  • Learned the printing trade from his half brother
    James

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Accomplishments
  • Signed the Declaration of Independence
  • Signed the Treaty of Alliance with France
  • Signed the Treaty of Peace with Great Britain
  • Made the first library in America
  • Made the Poor Richards Almanac
  • Invented the Franklin Stove
  • Proved that lightning is a form of electricity

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Later Years
  • Had two children, a son and a daughter
  • Negotiated treaties with Prussia and other
    European countries
  • Elected president of the Pennsylvania Society
  • Serves as delegate to the Constitutional
    Convention
  • At age 84 he died in Philadelphia on April 17,
    1790

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Other Interesting Facts
  • Benjamin Franklin High School is the number one
    high school in Louisiana
  • There is a Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in
    the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Science Museum
    in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Benjamin Franklin wanted the national bird to be
    a turkey because it is very wise

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Resources
  • www.incwell.com
  • www.bensguide.gpo.gov
  • www.earlyamerica.com
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