... 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), Franklin began to draft proposals outlining means by which funds could be raised for colonial defense. He succeeded in many of his proposals, and he personally ... awarded honorary degrees from such prominent schools as Harvard and Yale. In 1754, it becomes clear that England is facing a war with France (war does erupt in 1754, and it is known by two...

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... Treaty of Paris making peace with Britain (now the United Kingdom), and the Constitution of the United States. Franklin's services as a diplomat in France helped greatly in winning the Revolutionary War. Many historians consider him the ablest and most successful diplomat that America has ever sent abroad. Franklin was the leader of his day in the study of electricity. As an ... the University of Virginia, and his own home, Monticello. He greatly appreciated art and music and tried to encourage their advancement in the United States. He arranged for the famous French sculptor Jean Houdon...

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... 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 became the Commissioner to England ... ...

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