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   American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, diplomat, Founding Father

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   Apr 12, 2024 · Which part of Benjamin Franklin's life is the Apple TV+ series based on? The eight-episode series focuses on Benjamin Franklin's unofficial trip to France in December of 1776 at age 70 to secure an alliance between the United States and the Kingdom of France during the American Revolutionary War.

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   Apr 23, 2024 · Early Life and Education Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 17, 1706, to Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger. He was the fifteenth of seventeen children in a family of modest means. Franklin's formal education was brief, lasting only until the age of ten due to financial constraints. However, his intellectual potential was […]

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   3 days ago · Benjamin Franklin's experiment with kite and key (Photo by Getty Images) This picked up the charge in the atmosphere, which was conducted into a Leyden jar (discovered in the 1740s, it was a device for storing static electricity), thus confirming that Franklin was right.

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   How many facts do you need to know about Benjamin Franklin?

   • To keep you inspired, here are the 50 facts you need to know about Benjamin Franklin! 01 He was born on January 17, 1706. 02 Benjamin Franklin was the eighth child of his mother, Abiah, and the 15th child of his father, Josiah. 03 He stopped studying at the age of ten. 04 He worked for his brother at 12 years of age.

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   What character traits did Benjamin Franklin have?

   • Explore Benjamin Franklin's life and legacy through his character traits. The exhibit area is divided into five "rooms" with each room focusing on a particular trait: ardent and dutiful, ambitious and rebellious, motivated to improve, curious and full of wonder, and strategic and persuasive.

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   What did Benjamin Franklin do for a living?

   • Benjamin became one of the richest men in Pennsylvania at the age of 42. He owned around 11 slaves, who worked in his printing shops. Furthermore, he posted ads for the sale of slaves, and for the capture of slaves who escape. Benjamin Franklin also earned money for the domestic and international slave trade. Benjamin became a critic of slavery.

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   What did Benjamin Franklin do in the Revolutionary War?

   • One of the foremost of the Founding Fathers , he helped draft the Declaration of Independence and was one of its signers, he represented the United States in France during the American Revolution, and he was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. What did Benjamin Franklin do?

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   Apr 11, 2024 · Michael Douglas stars as Benjamin Franklin in the new Apple TV+ series "Franklin." Apple TV+. In December 1776, nearly six months after the Thirteen Colonies declared their independence from ...

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   Apr 20, 2024 · Exhibits Explore Benjamin Franklin's life and legacy through his character traits. The exhibit area is divided into five "rooms" with each room focusing on a particular trait: ardent and dutiful, ambitious and rebellious, motivated to improve, curious and full of wonder, and strategic and persuasive.

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    4 days ago · 01 Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts. 02 He was an inventor, scientist, and political philosopher. 03 Josiah Franklin, his father, was a businessman, tallow chandler, soap boiler. 04 Benjamin’s wife is Deborah Franklin. 05 Benjamin Franklin’s son, William Franklin, was an illegitimate child.

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    Apr 8, 2024 · Benjamin Franklin was a printer, publisher, author, inventor, scientist, and diplomat. One of the foremost of the Founding Fathers , he helped draft the Declaration of Independence and was one of its signers, he represented the United States in France during the American Revolution, and he was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention.