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= Benjamin Franklin =



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**Name**: Benjamin Franklin **Hometown**: Boston, MA **Date of Birth**: January 17, 1706 **Job Name**: Speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly **Education**: Boston Latin School

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Hello! My name is Benjamin Franklin, but you can call me Ben. Some might consider me an important asset in the Independence of America. I was appointed to the “Committee of Five”, specific people chosen to draft what would later become the Declaration of Independence. I was close friends with many influential leaders of the Revolution, including Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and John Adams.

I came from a trip to England, only to find that us colonists were slowly getting in trouble with England. It started with the Seven Years’ War and Pontiac’s Rebellion, but got worse. I was elected to the Second Continental Congress where I, along with Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman, drafted our Declaration of Independence. Later on, it was approved and put into place on July 4, 1776.

Once the Revolutionary War had started and after the death of my wife Deborah, I traveled to France. I made friends and eventually, the French government had taken a liking to the 13 Colonies. They signed a Treaty of Alliance with us in 1778 and I knew I had done my job well. I secured loans between them and kept the French on our side while they fought for us. Thanks to that, we were able to defeat the British, gain independence, and sign the Treaty of Paris in 1783. I think I’ve made Deborah very proud.

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 * **January 17, 1706** - Benjamin Franklin is born.


 * **1775** - Elected to Second Continental Congress

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 * **June 11, 1776** - Appointed to the “Committee of Five” to draft the Declaration of Independence

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 * **September 3, 1783** - Treaty of Paris was signed by Britain and the United States.