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Benjamin Franklin

by Thomas

Benjamin Franklin (http://b-womeninamericanhistory18.blogspot.com/2012/03/american-artist-engraver-joseph-wright.html (Joseph Wright))
Benjamin Franklin (http://b-womeninamericanhistory18.blogspot.com/2012/03/american-artist-engraver-joseph-wright.html (Joseph Wright))

Benjamin Franklin did many things that helped America and the world. He discovered electricity, invented fire companies, police, and the lightning rod, Bifocals, the Franklin Stove, Swim Fins, Glass Armonica, the Odometer, and the "Long Arm". He also he signed all the documents that enabled America's independence. These documents were the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Treaty of Paris, and the Treaty of Alliance. Being the person who got France to help during the Revolutionary War,  he is considered a hero to many people.

Benjamin Franklin was a Founding Father. That was the reason of America's independence. He was one of the first to believe that America should be independent. He was also among the people who helped make and later on signed the Declaration of Independence that declared America's independence from Britain.  He also signed the Constitution, which determined the laws of the United States of America. This proved he strongly believed in America's freedom.

As well as helping America politically, he also helped technically. He invented many things including police, which now help the country enforce laws, fire companies, which are an extra precaution, the lightning rod, which is used as a mechanism to protect houses from lightning. He also invented bifocals, which are like glasses. He also invented many other things that helped people. All of Ben Franklin's inventions helped America advance in the technology world.


Besides being an inventor and a founding father, Benjamin Franklin was also a diplomat. He was the ambassador of France, which resulted in France signing the Treaty of Allegiance that declared that America would help France defend its country from the British if they decided to attack France during the Revolutionary War. This also worked the other way around. Besides helping during the Revolutionary War, he was also the sixth president of Pennsylvania. He also signed the Declaration of Independence that declared America's independence from Britain. Besides from these, he signed the treaty of Paris which made Britain acknowledge the USA as a different country. He also signed the Constitution, which determined the laws of the United States of America.


  I think Ben Franklin is a hero because he did many heroic actions like being brave enough to prove that electricity was in the shape of lightning. He also invented and discovered many things that helped revolutionize America including electricity, the lightning rod, and other things that helped people. He did many things that included getting France to help during the Revolutionary War. He is considered a hero all around the world.

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