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He was the colonies' ambassador to France and convinced the French government to fight alongside the Americans against the British. He published pro-American books and a newspaper. He served on the Continental Congress. He was instrumental in the planning of our system of government. He was one of the Founding Fathers and one of the American representatives signing the Treaty of Versailles. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers and a genius. He was the colonies' ambassador to France and convinced the French government to fight alongside the Americans against the British. He published pro-American books and a newspaper. He served on the Continental Congress. He was instrumental in the planning of our system of government. He was one of the Founding Fathers and one of the American representatives signing the Treaty of Versailles. Benjamin Franklin was a successful, impressive, and inspiring politician, statesman, author, publisher, scientist, and philosopher. He was one of the Founding Fathers and actually came up with the system of government outlined in the Constitution. It would take practically forever to list all of his accomplishments and impacts, but some are as follows: - inventing bi-focal glasses - inventing the glass armonica (a musical instrument) - serving in the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention - inventing the Franklin Stove - inventing the lightning rod and not getting a patent, so as to make them affordable - proving lightning electricity which can be harnessed with his kite and key experiment (a risk to his life) - starting a lending library - publishing Poor Richard's Almanac and the Pennsylvania Gazette - serving as the first American ambassador to France and persuading the French to join with the Americans against the British in the Revolutionary War

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