Benjamin Franklin by JADA SIMMIEN https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa By: Jada Simmien en-us 2018-12-06 18:03:42 UTC 2019-03-13 16:09:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Bigthunderstorm.png Date of Birth 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311950764 January 17, 1706]]> 2018-12-06 18:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311950764 Place of Birth 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311951218 Boston]]> 2018-12-06 18:07:09 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311951218 Name of Spouse 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311951524 Deborah Read]]> 2018-12-06 18:07:44 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311951524 Names of Children 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311951756 William, Francis, Sarah]]> 2018-12-06 18:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311951756 Date of Death 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311952137 April 17, 1790]]> 2018-12-06 18:08:53 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311952137 Age of Death 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311952725 85]]> 2018-12-06 18:09:44 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311952725 Did her serve as president of the U.S.A? 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311955198 No he did not ]]> 2018-12-06 18:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311955198 Did he attend the Constitutional Convention in 1786? 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311955719 Yes he did]]> 2018-12-06 18:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311955719 Did he sign the Declaration of Independence in 1776? 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311956777 Yes ]]> 2018-12-06 18:16:41 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311956777 A photograph of Ben Franklin 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311959006 2018-12-06 18:20:13 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311959006 Ben Franklins Children 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311960213 2018-12-06 18:22:07 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311960213 Ben Franklins Spouse 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311960900 2018-12-06 18:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311960900 Did he help write the Declaration of Independence? 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311962761 Yes he did]]> 2018-12-06 18:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/311962761 What are some places he lived throughout his life 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/313040708 Boston, Massachusetts, Philadelphia, Pennysylvania,London]]> 2018-12-10 17:09:22 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/313040708 What are some jobs he has had in his life? 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/313044822 Inventor, Philosopher, Librarian, Author, Journalist, Political Activist, Polymath, States person, Satirist, Diplomat, Printer.]]> 2018-12-10 17:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/313044822 Fun Facts 1165400 https://padlet.com/1165400/zu3o5jlwt7wa/wish/313051487
  • Ben was his dad's 15th child of 17 total children!
  • Ben Franklin was the first Postmaster General of the United States.
  • Later in life, Ben set his slaves free and became a fighter for the freedom of slaves.
  • He didn't patent any of his many inventions, letting people use his ideas for free.
  • Franklin became fairly wealthy from the publishing of Poor Richard's Almanack.
  • He loved playing chess and was inducted into the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame in 1999.
  • As a teenager, Franklin had several letters published in his brother's newspaper under the fake name "Silence Dogood." His brother was not happy when he found out.
  • During his life, Franklin's views on slavery changed dramatically. In 1748, he purchased his first slave, but by 1760 he had freed all of his slaves. He became a staunch abolitionist and spent much of his later life campaigning for an end to slavery.

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