Benjamin Franklin

Franklin had many published works. Please narrow down what you want to know.

When you say, "war," I presume you mean the American Revolutionary War. The question is essentially two parts, each of which are difficult to answer:

1) Would France have supported American independence without Franklin as the U.S. ambassador?

2) Would the Continentals have won the war without French support?

It is generally agreed that Franklin was far more deft at diplomacy in France than his co-worker John Adams. However, almost ANYONE would have been better at diplomacy there than Adams. It is quite a stretch to say that nobody but Franklin could have convinced the French government to join in this war, although Franklin was certainly one of the best choices to do so.

Without the COVERT support of the French, the Continentals would have had no chance of victory -- plain and simple, France was their only significant source of gunpowder during the War. It is difficult, however, to be certain of the degree to which the OVERT support of the French military was for an American victory. Yorktown, for instance, could not possibly have been an American victory unless the French Navy won the Battle of the Chesapeake Bay -- but it is not a given that victory at Yorktown ended the War.

*IF* one presumes that only Franklin could have persuaded the French to openly join the War, and *IF* one presumes that the Continentals could have won the War only with open French support, then Franklin not being there would clearly have resulted in an American defeat.

Instead of a bell, he sent books

he believed that lightning was a form of static electricity on a huge scale..

No. The harpsichord was invented long before him. He did invent what he originally called a glassychord, later renamed the armonica, not to be confused with the harmonica.

own opposition, notably in a dramatic appearance before Parliament in 1766, when he outlined, plainly and bluntly, American insistence on substantial self-government. Encouraged by http://www.answers.com/topic/repeal of the act, Franklin again expressed his faith in the grand prospects for America within the empire and worked with Pitt, Lord Camden, and other http://www.answers.com/topic/the-englishmen who wanted to liberalize both government at home and relations with the Colonies. Yet Franklin mounted a strong propaganda assault on the Townshend Duties of 1767. In fact, Franklin's position was increasingly http://www.answers.com/topic/untenable. He was in countless official, personal, and http://www.answers.com/topic/sentimental ways committed to the British Empire, but he was more committed to the life-style he knew in America and which he now began to record in his Autobiography. The ideal solution, of course, was to find fulfillment for the life-style under the British flag. He only slowly realized that, at least under the policies of George III and Lord North, the two were http://www.answers.com/topic/incompatible. Franklin's personal fame, as well as his appointment as agent for Georgia (1768) and for Massachusetts (1770), made him the foremost American spokesman in Britain for 10 crucial years, from 1765 to 1775. Protesting the Tea Act in 1773, he wrote two of his most skillful and famous political satires, An Edict by the King of Prussia and Rules by Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small One. These were merely the best of hundreds displaying Franklin's clever pen in aid of his chosen causes. In 1774-1775 Franklin's agency in England came to an unhappy end. His friends in Massachusetts, against his instructions, published letters of Governor Thomas Hutchinson that Franklin had obtained in confidence. Exposed as an apparently http://www.answers.com/topic/dishonest schemer, Franklin was chastised before the Privy Council in 1774 and simultaneously deprived of his postmaster general's office. Then, in danger of being imprisoned as a http://www.answers.com/topic/traitor, Franklin continued to work with Pitt and others for conciliation, but the Boston Tea Party, the Coercive Acts, and the http://www.answers.com/topic/buildup of British troops in America doomed such efforts. When Franklin left England in March 1775, he was sure that "the extream corruption … in this old rotten State" would ensure "more Mischief than Benefit from a closer Union" between England and the Colonies. The Revolutionary In the next 18 months in America, Franklin reveled in the "glorious public virtue" of his compatriots. He served on the Pennsylvania Committee of Safety and in the Continental Congress, submitted articles of confederation for the united colonies, and helped draft a new constitution for Pennsylvania

Long hair for bald people

He was white.

by being a inventer printer and signing the declaration of independance.

Ben Franklin wrote it and printed it.

Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A renowned polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions. He facilitated many civic organizations, including Philadelphia's fire department and a university. Regarding the Declaration, he was temporarily disabled by gout and unable to attend most meetings of the Committee of Five that was responsible for the drafting, but he made several "small but important" changes to the draft sent to him by Thomas Jefferson.

Gouverneur Morris

He plays the leader of the Sandlot baseball team and moves on to bigger and better games as his life continues on

"Ben Franklin has many inspiring quotes. There in fact is a famous quote by Benjamin Franklin that briefly discusses diligence. The quote goes, ""Diligence is the mother of good luck""."

Delano, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Benjamin Franklin was never President.

Yes

State of Franklin ended in 1789.

The 'experimental' and otherwise creative nature of Benjamin Franklin did indeed contribute positively to his role as American statesman and foreign ambassador. For one thing, his scientific inquiries and 'spirit' lent added prestige to his already prestigious self as his involvement in American statecraft grew during the Founding Period. For another thing, the discipline and sharpness of his scientific mind enabled him to make even greater contributions to the 'experimental' founding of the nation, while they also served him well in dealing with the many-leveled tangles of diplomatic settings and challenges.

to protect human rights (I guess)

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