Printer Inventor Statesman Writer Scientist Diplomat Benjamin Franklin

Ben Franklin said: Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. He that lieth down with dogs shall rise up with fleas. If you would not be forgotten As soon as you are dead and rotten, Either write things worthy reading, Or do things worth the writing. This will be the best security for maintaining our liberties. A nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved. It is in the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins. Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.

Early Years Parents emigrated to Boston in 1683 Father, Josiah, was a candle and soap making. Born in Boston on January 17,1706 one of 10 children Father, Josiah apprenticed Ben to his other son’s printing business Apprentice for 9 years from 12 years old to 21 years old Birthplace of Benjamin Franklin: The House on Milk Street

Ben knew his brother wouldn’t publish his works so at 16 years old started writing under the name of Silence Dogood. Became popular Brothers fought Franklin left Boston and his brother moved to Philadelphia on October 8th, original printing press Franklin used

Moved to Philadelphia Arrived with 3 pennies in pocket bought a loaf of bread found a position as a journeyman printer Meet Deborah Read his future wife. Befriended Gov. encouraged him to travel to London Worked in London as a printer Returned to Philadelphia bound to work for the merchant Thomas Denham

Deborah Atkins

Franklin - Printer 1729 Started publishing The Pennsylvania Gazette married Deborah Atkins 1732, Franklin published his first almanac- Poor Richard's Almanack Most printed book in the colonies Almanac- book published yearly

Almanacs of the era were printed annually, and contained things like weather reports, recipes, predictions and homilies.

Statesman 1736, when he was elected clerk of the state legislature he was appointed to the position of Post-Master.ost-Master 1748,The Franklin stove, invented at the age of 42, improved heating and reduced fire hazards in Philadelphia.Franklin stove

1752, Franklin performed his famous kite experiment with the aid of his twenty-one year old son, William. Invented Lightning Rod Franklin coined the electrical terms we use today, such as battery, positive/negative, and chargeelectrical terms Franklin invented the medical instrument known as a cathetercatheter

At 70, Franklin delegate to Second Continental Congress Postmaster of the Colonies Head of the Committee of Safety, whose function was to defend the colonies. Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin, to begin formulating the Declaration of Independence.

Ambassador to Paris Mission to get the French help finance the war. Franklin wore his rustic fur cap, which the French,considered a symbol of America Franklin aided the Revolutionary Army by enlisting the aid of two foreign soldiers: Marquis de Lafayette and Friedrich Wilhelm, Baron von Steuben. Signed the Treaty of Alliance with France in 1778 Money and French Navy helped to win the war. Invented the bifocals

Constitutions Convention ,. A Constitutional Convention was called in hopes of designing a more efficient form of government with the appropriate balance between state and central authority. Appointed as a delegate from Pennsylvania, Benjamin was the oldest member in attendance on September 17, 1787 He was transported to and from the meeting hall on a sedan chair. He backed the document and the new form of government it established.

Franklin quietly passed away on April 17, 1790, surrounded by his grandchildren. Franklin's funeral, on April 21, was an enormous public spectacle. Over twenty thousand citizens gathered to pay a tribute to the American hero. Buried in a plot beside his wife, Deborah, and son, Francis.

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There were four key documents which led to the formation of the United States of America. Ben was the only person to sign all four documents. They are: 1. The Declaration of Independence: it declared the American colonies independent from English rule. 2. The Treaty of Alliance with France: it brought French money, troops and arms to the American colonies to aid their fight against England. 3. The Treaty of Paris: it ended the American Revolution and recognized the independence of the United States. 4. The Constitution of the United States: it describes the laws of the United States.