... measure the routes and needed a way to keep track of the distance. He invented a simple odometer and attached it to his carriage. SCIENTIST In 1743, Ben observed that northeast storms begin in the southwest. He thought it was odd that storms travel in an opposite direction to their winds. He predicted that a ... people to chart the Gulf Stream. He measured its temperature on each of his eight voyages and was able to chart the Stream in detail. STATESMAN Ben is the only person to have signed all four of the documents which helped to create the United States: the Declaration of Independenc...

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... born in boston Massachusettes in 1706.In his early life he began an apprenticeship at his brother James" printing shop.At age 17 ben left to Philidelphia but he soon left again, this time all the way to London to study printing.After spending 2 years in Great Britain he came ... Francis soon dies at age 4.After his sons death he spent a great time mourning but then proposed the idea of the University of Pennsylvania in his honor.Ben had another child with Deborah but this time it was a girl named Sarah.At this time the American Revolution had statred so ... ben organized the first Mili...

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... his second wife Abiah Folger. Although Bem learned to read at an early age, he only attended grammar school for two years. By the time he was 10 years old, Ben was working for his father. However, he did not enjoy the candlemaking area and two years later Franklin was apprenticed to his brother James who was a printer. He has had ... , and a government man. For five years Franklin wanted to master the printers job. During this time he also went more into his education. After a fight with his brother in 1723 Ben left his home and headed for Philadelphia where he then got yet another job i...

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... to his education and his work and all of the many inventions he made. He applied himself to everything he did ever since his early life. Ben worked and studied many subjects and even wrote articles for a newspaper he delivered, only at age fifteen. He had many major achievements and even when ... one of seventeen children, himself being the 10th boy born. His father, Josiah Franklin, was a chandler and Abiah Folger his mother, was a homemaker. Ben only had two years of schooling. From the ages eight to ten he wet to grammar school. After he left grammar school he went to work for ... f...

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... writings in that paper of his brother's company printed, all without his brother's knowing. After he had run away from his apprenticeship in Boston, Ben began publishing his own paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette. Fame from his literary skill led him to the committee of drafting the Declaration of Independence in his ... equally by each state. He broke the deadlock and to a large extent helped shape the nation. Besides helping to mold the United States of America, Ben's ingenuity helped to make everyday life in the city better. He said, "I now take up a resolution to do for the future all th...

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... and successful as did Benjamin Franklin. He obviously knew the right people that helped him achieve his dream. I do think that the achievement of the American Dream as represented by Ben Franklin is a possibility for some Americans today. In fact, the American Dream is probably easier to achieve today by more people than it would have been in ... Ben Franklin's time. Not only white males, but women and minorities now also have the chance to achieve the American Dream. The opportunity to get a good education is now easier to ... ...

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... founding fathers. As you all know Benjamin died one month ago at the age of 84. I would like to share with you some moments from my amazing interview with him. Ben as he told me to call him came into my office like an ordinary American. You could have never guessed that he was the Benjamin Franklin who had such a great ... for blacks and Indians, I also started a hospital. "so in your early thirties you were a assembly clerk, postmaster, and sponsor of libraries, hospitals, academies and a college?" Correct Tell me more about Ben the scientist. "Well, at the age of 42 I decided to retir...

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Autobiography Of Ben Franklin By Benjamin Franklin This story gave a history of Benjamin Franklin's life and since it was written by him it is historically accurate. He starts out by telling some of ... ...

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... part in The Assembly, in it, he held a lot of respect and if he normally wanted to do something, it was approved. Of the things that Ben started to help all people, one was a volunteer military. The military had to protect its province from the Indians because England wouldn't send any help. Another ... would've died. Franklin was also an inventor, and some of his inventions have revolutionized life, as we know it. After being fascinated by electricity, Ben decided to study it himself. He performed many experiments on electricity, one of which was the famous kite and lightning experiment...

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... to his education and his work and all of the many inventions he made. He applied himself to everything he did ever since his early life. Ben worked and studied many subjects and even wrote articles for a newspaper he delivered, only at age fifteen. He had many major achievements and even when ... one of seventeen children, himself being the 10th boy born. His father, Josiah Franklin, was a chandler and Abiah Folger his mother, was a homemaker. Ben only had two years of schooling. From the ages eight to ten he wet to grammar school. After he left grammar school he went to work for ... f...

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... establish the new United States of America. Franklin was born in Boston, in the colony of Massachusetts. He was the youngest son in a large, poor family. When he was ten, Ben left school to work in the family's shop making soap and candles. He soon found his job dull. He loved to read newspapers and books, so he asked to work ... in a printing shop run by his brother. There, Ben learned how to set type, run a printing press, and write for a newspaper. When Franklin was 17, he quarreled with his brother and ran away, first to New York City and ... ...

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... nation A. Re-enters politics December 1783, took a seat in congress as delegate for Virginia at the meeting in Annapolis, Maryland. Sent as representative of the United States in France, replacing Ben Franklin as US Ambassador. on July 5, 1784 he sailed to France. Later returned to the United States in 1789. Became secretary of state for George Washington. In 1793 he stepped ... ...

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... the way americans live today. we can be outspoken and women can attend college instead of being full time housewives. people can live anywhere without consulting a charter system. in addtion, ben franklin has also invented the lighting rod. if it was not for him history 1301 students woul dhave to hand write this essay. people can sit down and watch television ... ...

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... every social problem in America by 10--high school dropouts, suicide among teenagers, alcohol and drug abuse, death by violence, and disease--you have what Indians go through," said Rep. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, who was the only member of congress in 1992 who identified himself as an Indian (www.2nativeamericans.com). Being stripped of its values and traditions, the Indian culture ... ...

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One of the most influential writers of the Revolutionary Period was Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was responsible for many important inventions that totally changed everyday life. Franklin also wrote some of the most important works of the 18th century. In 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts, this very important person in our country's history was born. Franklin was the tenth son of seventeen children. He did not come from a very wealthy family. His father was a poor soap and candle maker that owned who owned his own trade shop. Franklin learned how to right and read at an early age. He attended one y...

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... Ain't I a Woman?" All of these pieces have many similarities and differences at the same time. The first piece, which shows the quest for freedom, was The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Ben Franklin lived what many people today call the "American Dream" He began his life living in poverty and obscurity and worked his whole life to achieve, "a State of Affluence & some ... ...

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... useful in his life as a Founding Father, was taught to him at Harvard University. John Adams did a lot more than sit around, he helped out by editing the Constitution with Ben Franklin, he became Vice-president to President Washington, and then became the 2nd President of the United States of America. Benjamin Franklin thought of Adams as a good man. He said ... ...

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... press, and he used it to get his news and opinions out to the people. He also printed cartoons, so that uneducated people could still see his point. By 1736, Ben Franklin was gaining popularity with his writings and futuristic ideas for new inventions. In 1736, he founded the Union Fire Company in Philadelphia. This was a major development because before this ... ...

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Next to George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin was perhaps the most successful and most famous man of the 18th century. By 1757 he had become known worldwide for his theories, scientific discoveries and electrical experiments. This time period was also the beginning of his political career; among many other things he soon would be Chief Spokesman for the British colonies and would also have a hand in writing the Declaration of Independence. 1706 - Born January 17 in Boston, Massachusetts 1. Born the 15th child of the family, and the youngest son in a 17 children family. His ...

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... Jones, all real historical figures prominent in the days of the American Revolution. However, not all of the situations presented in Israel Potter are accurate or true to life. While Ben Franklin, Ethan Allen, and John Paul JOnes are real people, they were used in fabricated manners to add drama and intrigue to the novel. For example, historians have managed to ... ...

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