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Benjamin Franklin
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What schools did Benjamin Franklin attend?
He didn't go to high school for 2 reasons. High schools didn't exist in the 1700's and he was only in school until he was 7 or 8 years old when his father pulled him out. His father put him in an apprenticeship with a candle maker and then later with his brother as a printer.
Was Benjamin Franklin ever in war?
No. He was pulled out of school by his father, sent to work for his brother, travelled to Pennsylvania, and I think you know what happened from there. He was a Founding Father, but never in the military.
Why did Benjamin Franklin want the US national bird to be the turkey?
Benjamin Franklin felt the turkey had far more noble qualities than the Bald Eagle. Of the Bald Eagle, he wrote:
... he is a bird of bad moral character, he does not get his living honestly... Besides he is a rank coward; the little kingbird, not bigger than a sparrow attacks him boldly and drives him out of the district.
Yet, of the turkey, he wrote:
...the turkey is in comparison a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America . . . a bird of courage, and would not hesitate to attack a grenadier of the British guards, who should presume to invade his farmyard with a red coat on.
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What did Benjamin Franklin think of the constitution?
Considering he was one of the delegates (probably the senior delegate since he was 81 at the time of the Constitutional Convention 1787), he was extremely supportive. He spoke and wrote to both the his fellow delegates and the public to support the new governing document meant to replace the dysfunctional Articles of Confederation.
There are multiple authoritative books on Franklin, his life and career. There are also many well researched academic volumes on the Constitutional Convention, its delegates and the ratification process. Check with your local Librarian for further information.
Benjamin Franklin writing about his journey to Philadelphia?
Benjamin Franklin wrote his own autobiography which included his journey to Philadelphia. He's actually interrupted during the writing of his life story by the Revolutionary War. In Philadelphia, he set up a library with his friends.
What was Benjamin Franklin' historical significance?
Benjamin Franklin did many things, including; -inventing numerous things (most famously bifocals, the lightning rod, and the Franklin stove) -serving as the colonies' ambassador to France and man to get an alliance between the two -writing Poor Richard's Almanac and his autobiography -creating of the Pennsylvania Gazette -being a founding father: laying out the 3 branches of government, serving on the Continental Congress, etc -being a genius Long story short: He was amazing! He contributed written work, inventions, political ideals and notions, and a set of fine values. He saved many lives with his lightning rod. == ==
Ben was 1. Writer 2. Editor of the declaration/ signed the declaration 3. Inventor of Franklin stove, bifocals, lightening rods 4. Diplomat 5. At the constitutional convention 6. Began schools 7. Started the first fire department in Philadelphia 8. Opened the Philadelphia library 9. Left a bank account for Philadelphia that couldn't be opened until 1999.
Did Benjamin Franklin die in his sleep?
Essentially, he choked on his own vomit. He started coughing on phlegm and never cleared it out, thus causing his death. That and he was 84.
Did Benjamin Franklin have syphilis?
"Dr. Jones, Franklin's physician, informed the readers of Franklin's final illness. He had been suffering from empyema, pus filling in his lung brought on by attacks of pleurisy many years earlier. An abscess in Franklin's lung burst and he passed into a coma."
-- http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/philadelphia/grave.htm
While he "attended to" many women, this is not what killed him.
He didn't
When did Benjamin Franklin publish the Pennsylvania Gazette?
1728 he started up the first printing press
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Was Benjamin Franklin fat or skinny?
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How many inventions did Ben Franklin create?
Franklin was a prodigious inventor. Among his many creations were the lightning rod, the glass harmonica, the Franklin stove, bifocal glasses, and the flexible urinary catheter. Franklin never patented his inventions; in his autobiography he wrote, "... as we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and this we should do freely and generously."His inventions also included social innovations, such as paying forward. Franklin's fascination with innovation could be viewed as altruistic; he wrote that his scientific works were to be used for increasing efficiency and human improvement. One such improvement was his effort to expedite news services through his printing presses. Courtesy: Wikipedia
What did Ben Franklin look like?
From what I understand he was not very tall and tended to be on the heavy side. In his later years he suffered from gout, and he did like to drink and eat rich foods. The man knew how to party.
Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 and died on April 17, 1790. He was an early American patriot who is credited with much of America's early successes in political science, journalism, science, and diplomacy.
What did Benjamin Franklin do during the American revolution?
Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers and helped with the Declaration of Independence, met with the French to form an alliance, and was one of the most brilliant leaders of the revolution.
What kind of work did Benjamin Franklin do?
Ben Franklin is the most known person as one of the Founding Fathers of the USA. He was a stateman and signed the Declaration of Independence. He was a publisher of Poor Richard's Almanackand invented many things like spectacles. He discovered that lightning was electricity by flying a kite in a storm wih a key. This act has been duplicated without much success. He was a postmaster for Philadelphia and founded the first fire insurance company. He also had a career as scientist, inventor, printer, philosopher, musician and economist.
Was Benjamin Franklin an Illuminati or a member of freemasonry?
Heres the deal, you cant be in the illminati or a member or whatever you wanna call it, you have to be BORN into the illuminati, the illuminati is a group of elite families, if their blood doesn't run through your veins, they ccouldn't care less about you. Freemasonry is free to everyone and yes just about all the founding fathers of the u.s. were masons.
Benjamin Franklin married to Deborah Read in September 1, 1730
What year did Benjamin Franklin say by failing to prepare you are preparing to fail?
If you do not prepare, you will fail, so it's basically like preparing to fail.
Benjamin Banneker was an African-American who planned to build the state capital. And also he predicted the solar eclipse. Benjamin Baneker was born in Maryland in 1731 and died 1806.His real name was Benjamin Bannaky, but when he joined a Quaker school as a boy, his teacher changed the way his name was spelled. When he got older, he became interested in a pocketwatch his neighbor owned. Benjamin borrowed the pocketwatch from his neighbor and took it apart and studied all the pieces. Benjamin began carving out all the pieces and made his very own clock. Benjamin's clock was so well made that it worked precisely for 40 years. He also was an amateur astronomer. Benjamin Banneker made the first almanac in the United States. He was also an inventor, writer, mathematician, and he was appointed by Thomas Jefferson as his adviser to help him build Monticello.
What century did Benjamin Franklin live?
Twelve years before the start of the series, a powerful creature known as the Nine-tailed Demon Fox attacked the ninja village Konoha, killing many people. In response, the leader of Konoha- the Fourth Hokage- sacrificed his life to seal the demon inside the newbornNaruto Uzumaki. Konoha, however, regarded Naruto as if he were the demon fox itself and mistreated him throughout most of his childhood. A decree made by the current Kage, the Third Hokage, forbade anyone mention the attack of the demon fox to anyone else. This included Naruto, who was not aware of the demon inside of him. Years later, Naruto is tricked by the renegade ninja Mizuki into stealing a forbidden scroll that would teach him a secret ninja technique, but he is stopped by his teacher, Iruka Umino. When Iruka almost dies while protecting Naruto from Mizuki, who also reveals that he is the container of the Nine-Tailed Fox, Naruto uses the Jutsuhe learned from the scroll that creates multiple clones of himself, Shadow Clone Technique, to defeat Mizuki.
Naruto is assigned alongside Sasuke Uchiha, whom he often competes against, and Sakura Haruno to form a four person team named Team 7 under an experienced and severe sensei named Kakashi Hatake. Like all the ninja teams from every village, Team 7 is charged with completing missions requested by villagers, such as doing chores or being bodyguards. After several missions, most notably their mission to Wave Country as Tazuna the bridge builder's guards, Kakashi allows Team 7 to participate in a ninja exam in which they can advance to a higher rank, and thus, take part in more difficult missions. During the exams, Orochimaru, a criminal at the top of Konoha's most wanted list, attacks Konoha and kills the Third Hokage in an act of revenge. This forces one of the three legendary ninja, Jiraiya to search for his former teammate Tsunade, who has been nominated to become the Fifth Hokage. During the search, it is revealed that Orochimaru desires to acquire Sasuke due to his powerful genetic heritage, the Sharingan. Believing Orochimaru will be able to give him the strength needed to kill his brother Itachi, who destroyed his clan, Sasuke eventually joins him after a humiliating defeat at his brother's hands. Tsunade sends a group of ninja including Naruto to make Sasuke return to Konoha, but Naruto is unable to defeat him and bring him back to the village. Naruto does not give up on Sasuke, however, and he leaves Konoha to train for two-and-a-half years under Jiraiya's tutelage in order to prepare himself for the next time he encounters Sasuke.
After the training period, a criminal organization called Akatsuki attempts to capture the nine powerful tailed beasts that are sealed within people-including the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox sealed inside of Naruto. Several ninjas from Konoha, including Team 7, fight against the Akatsuki members and search for their teammate Sasuke. Although they manage to revive Gaara, the host of the One-Tailed beast and Kazekage (Leader of the Sand Village), Akatsuki is successful in capturing the other seven of the creatures (and thus killing the hosts). In the meantime, Sasuke betrays Orochimaru and faces Itachi to take revenge. After Itachi dies in battle, Sasuke is told by the Akatsuki founder and leader Tobi that Itachi was ordered by Konoha's leadership to destroy his clan. Saddened with this revelation, Sasuke joins forces with Akatsuki to kill Konoha's superiors who orchestrated the Uchihas' elimination.
Meanwhile, as several Akatsuki members are defeated by the Konoha ninjas, their figurehead leader, Pain, invades the village to capture Naruto. However, Naruto defeats him and convinces him to abandon the Akatsuki. With Pain's eventual death, Tobi-disguised as one of Konoha's founding fathers Madara Uchiha-announces that he wants to obtain all nine of the tailed beasts in order to perform an illusion powerful enough to control all of humanity. The leaders of the five ninja villages refuse to aid him, and instead, join forces to confront him and his allies. This results into a fourth ninja world war between the unified armies of the Five Great Countries collectively known as the "Ninja Alliance Army" and Akatsuki's forces.
Rosalind Franklin was a British biophysicist famous for what?
sorry for improving the answer whoever wrote it but she wasnt just a chick who liked science,she took photo 51.photo 51 is actually a nickname for the image of DNA.So she solved the DNA puzzle....amazing :)
Where did Benjamin Franklin live most of his life?
well he started at Boston Massachusetts where he was born but later on around 1723 he ran away from his parents and family and moved to Philadelphia with his future wife's father john read.
What is the meaning of ben Franklin's quote energy and persistence conquer all things?
i think beacuse when you use things usally all things are used with energy
What was ben Franklin's first job and who did he work for?
Benjamin Franklins 1st job was a printer, and he worked for his older brother.
Did ben franklin invent the phone?
Yes, Ben Franklin did invent many useful things! He invented the bifocals, the stove,longarm, swimfins, lightning rods, fireplace, glass armonica!
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