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Benjamin Franklin
This category is for questions about the multi-talented Benjamin Franklin, who managed to be a scientist, politician, and just about everything in-between.
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to get the colonies to unite together in order to defend themselves.
What did Benjamin Franklin want the colonies become?
He wanted the colonies to be independent and free from the British. This was why he was so involved into doing as many things as he could to make that possible.
What are some interesting facts about Benjamin Franklin?
He was the 15th child of 17.
He had 7 sisters
He had 9 brothers
He was born on January 17, 1706
his birth was in Boston Massachusetts
- Benjamin Franklin was at the age of seventy when he signed the Declaration of Independence.
He liked apples, cranberries, parmesan cheese
He introduced rhubarb, and tofu to the colonies He had a pet lizard named Mozart
Established the first fire department ever
Nickname was "Water American"
When he was 16, he became a vegetarian so he could spend his money on books instead of meat
He was the first mailman in Philadelphia
He didn't like math
- Benjamin Franklin was the ninth child out of eleven children.
- Ben Franklin was born in Boston on 1-17-1706.
- Benjamin's father was Josiah a candle/soap maker and his mother was Abiah.
- Ben Franklin ran away when his father couldn't give him any money. He traveled 50 miles to find a work.
- He was a civil worker, inventor, a founding father, scientist, publisher & author, and held many political positions such as Minister to France which caused frequent travel to other countries.
- He was the only person to sign the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and the Treaty of Paris of 1776.
- Benjamin Franklin died an abolitionist at April 17 of 1790.
- He was 84 when he died. Interesting fact about Benjamin Franklin is that he invented urinary catheter
- In fact, the difference in years between Josiah Franklin's eldest and youngest children was an entire generation.
As a young lad, Benjamin Franklin wrote his name in a fancy manner. However, once a venerable old man saw the pompous signature and replied, "What fool's name is this?" After that incident, Benjamin autographed in a plain and efficient style.
Having already seen one son leave to serve on a ship, Josiah sought to discourage Benjamin's inclination for the sea, getting him apprenticed to his brother instead.
Inspired by his namesake uncle Benjamin, young Ben composed historical ballads (one was about the pirate Blackbeard) that were printed by his brother James in his fledgling print shop. The poems sold well.
Benjamin attributed his love of independence to the many years he spent as an apprentice to his autocratic brother James. Franklin wrote that his brother's "harsh and tyrannical treatment of me might be a means of impressing me with that aversion to arbitrary power that has stuck to me through my whole life."
When Benjamin was sixteen, he experimented with vegetarianism in order to save money to buy more books.
When Benjamin Franklin first arrived in Philadelphia, he had nothing but a Dutch shilling and three cents to his name. In many respects, he had severed his ties with his family back in Boston.
There is a great deal that is interesting about him. He was forced to quit school by his father at 7 and punished for reading. His father had him as an apprentice to a candle maker and that didn't work out so he was sent to his brother to apprentice in the printing business. While he was an apprentice his brother was arrested for writing against the king. Ben kept the business going until his brother was freed, but his brother forced him to sign another 7 year apprentice contract. At this time he was 17 years old so he ran away from Boston and ended up in Philadelphia where he kept a home the rest of his life. He helped with the Declaration of Independence, served in France getting money for the war, took part at 81 years old in the constitutional convention, was a writer, inventor, started schools, libraries, and fire departments. He left a bank account that the city of Philadelphia had to leave alone until 2000.
The Electric Stove was invented in 1896 by a certain Groff Copeman.
What are Ben Franklin's aphorisms?
One-line sayings, or aphorisms, like Franklin's are usually good advice, provided that we apply them with a dose of our own common sense. Such sayings survive, not because they were uttered by famous people (who often read them in the works of earlier famous people), but because they make sense and describe effective ways of dealing with the world. They last because they are valuable information.
See this website for several: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin
The Albany Plan
Why is Benjamin Franklin the only non-president on money?
Because even though he was not a president, he is considered one of the founding fathers of the United States.
There's no law requiring that the people shown on US bills or coins be former presidents. Alexander Hamilton was never president either and he's on the $10 bill. The practice of featuring presidents became common in the 1920s but before that time many individuals were featured - explorers, scientists, cabinet members, military leaders, even Martha Washington appeared on US paper money.
What is a Benjamin Franklin coin worth this coin was struck in 1790?
If you mean one of those coins from the penny machines at tourist traps, it isn't even worth a penny. The Franklin half-dollar is worth, well, a half-dollar, though people will often charge over twenty dollars for one.
What experiences changed Benjamin Franklin's life?
A few key events in my mind are: # his being sent to work for his brother # his marriage # his kite and key experiment # his son Frankie's death # his daughter Sally's birth # his being blamed for the Boston Tea Party # the writing of the Declaration of Independence # his sailing to France to secure an alliance # his return home from France # his gall-stone problems # the signing of the Articles of Confederation
Why did benjamin franklin create electricity?
Franklin's experiment was merely to prove that lightning was electricity, not to prove that electricity existed. Hence, the name "Father of Electricity" is inaccurate. Electricity was known to exist at least a century before Benjamin Franklin conducted his kite experiment; various mechanisms for the manipulation, creation and storage of electricity had been invented, such as static electricity generators and Leyden jars.
How long was Benjamin Franklin the Governor of Pennsylvania?
he was not a governor.
actually he was a governor for pennyslvania from 1785-1787. so ignore that guy^__^
How did Benjamin Franklin help his country?
He was one of the founding fathers of the U.S. Constitution. "Special balloting conducted October 18, 1785 unanimously elected Franklin the sixth President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, replacing John Dickinson. The office of President of Pennsylvania was analogous to the modern position of Governor. It is not clear why Dickinson needed to be replaced with less than two weeks remaining before the regular election. Franklin held that office for slightly over three years, longer than any other, and served the Constitutional limit of three full terms. Shortly after his initial election he was reelected to a full term on October 29, 1785, and again in the fall of 1786 and on October 31, 1787. Officially, his term concluded on November 5, 1788, but there is some question regarding the de facto end of his term, suggesting that the aging Franklin may not have been actively involved in the day-to-day operation of the Council toward the end of his time in office." - Wikipedia
When and why did Benjamin Franklin invent electricity?
Ben Franklin did not invent electricity. He discovered it, along with a wide number of other scientist that had discovered various properties of the phenomena. He started experimenting with electricity in 1746. His famous kite experiment was in 1752.
When was a Benjamin Franklin Pellet rifle Model 342 manufactured with a serial number t306800?
Benjamin made a 137 pistol not a 137 rifle. They did make a 317 rifle, is this what you are asking about?
The pistol model 137 was made between 1946-85 the rifle model 317 was made between 1940-1969
What dollor bill is Benjamin Franklin on?
American 50 dollar bill I THINK just google it for a beter answer
Benjamin Franklin died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of 84 on April 17, 1790. "...when the pain and difficulty of breathing entirely left him, and his family were flattering themselves with the hopes of his recovery, when an imposthume, which had formed itself in his lungs, suddenly burst, and discharged a quantity of matter, which he continued to throw up while he had power; but, as that failed, the organs of respiration became gradually oppressed; a calm, lethargic state succeeded; and on the 17th instant (April, 1790), about eleven o'clock at night, he quietly expired, closing a long and useful life of eighty-four years and three months."
What colony did Benjamin Franklin represent?
Benjamin Franklin represented the colony of Pennsylvania. He was a key figure in the founding of the United States and played a crucial role in the American Revolution. As a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, Franklin was instrumental in drafting the Declaration of Independence and securing crucial support for the colonies' fight for independence.
What is a half a cent Benjamin Franklin stamp worth?
This is a common US regular issue
If you want to buy just one it will probably cost you from 10 to 25 cents at a stamp store for a copy, mint or used.
If you want to order it by mail, you would have to pay postage and handling in addition.
Dealers get them as part of larger lots for almost nothing per stamp- 65% face and
1/4 cent if used. The money they would charge you for it is mostly for labor.
I think it is a nice stamp and I would certainly keep a nice copy for my collection. If you more than one, maybe you can trade it for another similar stamp .
What is the value of a Winchester 94 Model made in 1927 in good condition?
By the way this firearmis a Model 9422 not a model 94.
Did Benjamin Franklin pay for the tea in the Boston tea party?
He did not actually participate in the Tea Party, although he was accused by the British Parliament for imflaming opinions in Boston, when, in fact, Franklin had hoped for a peaceful resolution rather than war. This event made up his mind that war would be inevitable. After all, he was accused of committing treason by his own country.
What is the sunset that Benjamin Franklin might be talking about?
the suset that franklin was talking about was the sunset that was coming next
