... the 1740s, Franklin worked on several projects, including the fire brigade, the police force, the University of Pennsylvania, the street sweeping service and some other smaller public works projects. He retired from the printing business in 1748 and began to conduct scientific experiments in lightning. In 1753, he was awarded honorary degrees from Harvard and Yale, and he became Postmaster General of America. The following year, when war broke out between England and France (the French and Indian War ... facing a war with France (war does erupt in 1754, and it is known by two names: the...

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... war with France. He kept the peace, but in the process he lost a second term as president. Thomas Jefferson succeeded Adams. In appearance, Adams was short and stout, with a ruddy complexion. He seldom achieved popularity during his long political career. Adams was anything but a cold man, and those who knew him well, loved him. But his bluntness, impatience, and vanity made more enemies than friends. On the ... , and a founder of the Democratic Party. Jefferson's interests and talents covered an amazing range. He became one of the leading American architects of his time and designed the ...

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... was to draft a treaty with the American Indians. He respected the Indians, and he lamented that the harmful effects of alcohol abuse have "annihilated" some tribes. In 1751, Franklin, with his friend Thomas Bond, drafted ideas for building a hospital, and Franklin drafted the bill to secure funding. At the same time, he worked as an advisor on the construction of a new Presbyterian meetinghouse. During the French and Indian War, he took an active part ... in developing government plans and raised money for the militia. Benjamin Franklin took an active role in political matters and becam...

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