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On May 1st, 1776.
he was 70 Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 the declaration was signed in July 4, 1776
Benjamin Franklin
In the Fall of 1776, Benjamin Franklin undertook an important mission. He boarded the ship called the Reprisal to ask France for help against the British.
Franklin served as the U.S. Ambassador to France from 1776 till 1785.
After signing the Declaration of Independence in 1776, Benjamin Franklin went back to work as a printer and writer. In the years that followed, he was an ambassador and elder statesman.
Benjamin Franklin http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/quotable/quote71.htm Benjamin Franklin said it. However the exact quote is "We must all hang together, gentlemen, else, we shall most assuredly hang separately." He said this at the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
He didn't edit it. Madison did. Franklin was 81 years old in 1787 and had gout, but he did help with the Declaration in 1776.
The Declaration of Independence
He was born in 1706 so in 1775 he would have been 69yrs old.
Benjamin Franklin is commonly attributed with saying "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately" during the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. He was emphasizing the importance of unity and collaboration among the members of the Continental Congress, as they faced the potential consequences of treason for their actions.
Nobody. The United States did not come into existence until 1776 and Franklin was born in 1706. When Ben Franklin was born, there was no President. America was still a collection of British colonies.