Why Is Benjamin Franklin Important

Benjamin once said, “Energy and persistence conquer all things”(Benjamin Franklin Quotes). Benjamin Franklin was one of the most talented, versatile man in America, and was a leading figure in the American struggle for Independence.
Benjamin Franklin was born January 17, 1706, in colonial Boston. Franklin’s education was short, and his education ended when he was ten. However, he was self-taught reader and skilled writer. In 1778, at age twelve, he helped his older brother James, a boston printer, at his printing business. By age sixteen, Franklin was writing essays and giving it to a newspaper published by his brother. At age seventeen, Franklin went to Philadelphia to work as a printer. Later on, in 1730, Franklin found and married his wife,

Since he retired, it gave him time to concentrate on providing services for the public and decided to pursue science. In the 1740’s, he did experiments that helped us to understand more about electricity, and he also invented the lightning rod, which protected buildings from fire and lightning. In 1752, he also was famous for his kite experiment. Franklin also studied meteorology, he studied on what causes the weather to be cold and refrigeration. Franklin also wrote another book but this time it was a pamphlet called A Proposal for Promoting Useful Knowledge and also made a document called American Philosophical Society. In 1753, Royal Societies, a group of famous scientist, awarded him the Copley Medal for his work on electricity and the American Philosophical Society. He also received many honorary degrees (Franklin). Later on in life, Franklin appealed the U.S. Congress to end slavery and slave

In 1751, he was elected a Philadelphia alderman and a representative to Pennsylvania Assembly. Franklin was re-elected each year for this position until 1764. Two years after, he accepted a royal position as a deputy postmaster, a general of North America. Then in 1754, Franklin decided to attend the Albany Congress to create some sort of a Colonial union. Franklin suggested a plan to join the colonies under a national congress. Even thought his Albany Plan was rejected, it did help lay the base for the Articles of Confederation, which did become the first constitution of the United States when it was endorsed in 1781. In 1755, Franklin was also elected to the Second Continental Congress and assigned the first postmaster general for the colonies. Again, he was assigned commissioner to Canada and was one of the 5 men to draft the Declaration of Independence (the autobiography). Franklin deposed in the British Parliament against the Stamp Act in 1765, which demanded that all legal documents, newspaper, books, playing cards, and other printed materials in the American colonies carry a tax stamp (Benjamin Franklin 2017).
Franklin went back to Philadelphia in May of 1775 after the Revolutionary War had started. He was chosen to serve as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress. In that same year, Congress sent Franklin to France to join that nation’s help with the