Benjamin Franklin Research Paper

Benjamin Franklin made many contributions to the founding of our country through political, economic, and social strategies. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston Massachusetts on January 17, 1706. Benjamin was the tenth born out of seventeen siblings. He did not come from a wealthy family and never expected to become the famous American idol that he is today. Benjamin worked diligently at his jobs and as a student. According to the Website USHistory.Org, at the age of fifteen, Benjamin Franklin worked as an apprentice printer for his older brother James. James owned The New England Courant Newspaper. The New England Courant contained articles, advertisements, ship schedules, and opinion pieces, which were written by

Benjamin Franklin published the Poor Richard's Almanacs beginning in 1733 until 1758. An Almanac is a reference book for everyday life. The almanacs were for people who wanted to know the weather reports, predictions, recipes, holidays, and even moon cycles. Benjamin Franklin wrote his own almanacs because he was extremely knowledgeable and had a passion for being an author. But again he used a false name, making the author’s name ‘Richard Saunders’.
The Poor Richard’s Almanac took off so fast that for the next 26 years he would sell about 10,000 copies a year. Benjamin Franklin wrote letters that were later published in his autobiography. These letters were about politics, fire stations, science and libraries. (UShistory.org)
According to Katherine L. Johnston, Benjamin Franklin expanded outward and created the Junto club in 1727. The Junto club was exclusive to merchants and artisans and discussed issues like politics, science, morals and history. The Junto club is so important because Benjamin Franklin and Junto Club founded the Philadelphia Library in 1731.

Then in 1752 Franklin conducted his world
Fowler-Monville 4 famous kite experiment where he showed a connection between lightning and electricity. Within the same year Franklin put up his lightning rod invention to protect homes from being struck by lightning. (Canada)
Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father, had a long lasting political reputation. Benjamin Franklin made many contributions to the molding and building of the United States of America. In 1775 Franklin was elected as a delegate of Pennsylvania to second Continental Congress. In this year Franklin helped draft the Articles of Confederation. Benjamin also served as a chairman of Pennsylvania Committee Of Safety. In the next year Franklin was one of five who helped draft the Declaration of Independence. In 1778 Franklin signed a military alliance with France against the British. Seven years later Benjamin Franklin was elected President of Pennsylvania Executive Council. Then in 1787 Benjamin Franklin signed the United States Constitution.
Benjamin Franklin was all about the people’s rights. In fact he wrote an anti-slavery treatise and freed his own slaves in 1789.