Benjamin Franklin

By Karen Aybar 2/12/12 Period 6 Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody Benjamin Franklin

Historical Background
Slavery

During Benjamin Franklins time there were no official libraries. So he founded the first library. There was no fire protection for homes. In many states there was a lot of slavery. The first antislavery society was founded.

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Later in history states started to ban slavery, a lot of slaves were freed. In 1780 the Gradual Emancipation Act was passed ending slavery in states where there was slavery.
Independence Hall Association. "American Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights Timeline."Ushistory.org. June-July 1995. Web. 18 Feb. 2012. <http://www.ushistory.org/more/timeline.htm>.

Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston January 17,1706.

BIO INFORMATION

He was the tenth son of Josaiah Franklin and Abiah Folger. He attended grammar school at age 8 but had to work at age 10. At age 12 he became an apprentice in his brothers, James, printing office. When he was 15 his brother started the The New England Courant, the first newspaper in Boston. Benjamin decided to ran away in 1723 because he was being harassed by his brother James. 1728 Benjamin had a son name William the mother is unknown. 1729 he bought the Pennsylvania Gazette. 1730 he married Deborah Read 1733 he published the Poor Richards Almanach it contained weather reports, and recipes. Benjamin Franklin died on April 17, 1790 at the age of 84.

Independence Hall Association,. "Quick Biography of Benjamin Franklin." Ushistory.org. July-Aug. 1995. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/index.htm>.

Influences on the World

Benjamin Franklin was known as one of the founding fathers of the United States. He led protest against the stamp act. He helped draft the Declaration of Independence and sign the Constitution. He invented the stove to warm up houses, bifocals (glasses), the lightning bolt, it protected buildings and ships from lighting damage and the odometer. His first newspaper was the Pennsylvania Gazette. He started programs to keep Pennsylvania clean.

He started the first library an the first fire station in Pennsylvania.

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Some obstacles that he had were that he had poor eye sight which enabled him to read. He was harassed by his brother James, this led him to escape to Pennsylvania.

The Franklin Institute. "Benjamin Franklin and His Inventions." Resources for Science Learning. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://fi.edu/franklin/inventor/inventor.html>.

Famous Speeches/Quotes
A penny saved is a penny earned. Interpretation:Franklin is trying to say that it is better to save money that you already have than to earn money. All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move. Interpretation: This quote means that there are three kind of people those that dont move, those that can move, and those that move. Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.

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Interpretation: There are people who criticize condemn and complain and they dont notice that they do this and they criticize people who do this.

Publications/Awards

Some of his publications are Poor Richard's Almanac, and the The Pennsylvania Gazette In the Poor Richard's Almanac things like weather reports, recipes, predictions and homilies were printed. The Pennsylvania Gazette was one of the most famous newspapers, it had political cartoons. He received the Copley medal for his work in electricity. He received a doctorate from St. Andrews.

The Benjamin Franklin Bridge was named after him. Franklin,Pennsylvania was named after him.

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Some other cities were named after him like North Franklin, Connecticut; North Franklin, Maine etc.

Photos

This is a statue of Benjamin Franklin.

This is one of the documents he wrote.

This is a picture of Franklin's kite experiment.

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This is a picture of the lightning rod that Franklin invented This a picture of the Declaration of Independence. This is a picture of bifocals.

Works Cited
Brainy Quotes. "Benjamin Franklin Quotes - BrainyQuote." Famous Quotes at BrainyQuote. Feb. 2012. <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/benjamin_franklin.html>. Web. 13

Independence Hall Association,. "Benjamin Franklin." Ushistory.org. June-July 1995. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/franklin.htm>.

Twin Cities Public Television. "Benjamin Franklin . World of Influence . Man of Letters | PBS." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. 2002. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.pbs.org/benfranklin/l3_world_letters.html>.

The Franklin Institute. "The Birth and Childhood of Benjamin Franklin." Resources for Science Learning. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://fi.edu/franklin/timeline/birth.html>.

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Independence Hall Association,. "Quick Biography of Benjamin Franklin." Ushistory.org. July-Aug. 1995. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/index.htm>.