From 1757 to 1772, Franklin spent most of his time living in London. He represented the colonies in British politics. Franklin explained America¡¯s views of British tax policies, such as the Stamp Act. His efforts helped get the hated Stamp Act repealed by the British government. 从175...
Franklin was no enemy of religion. When the Constitutional Convention of 1787 bogged down over the issue of representation in the new Congress, Franklin called a halt to the rancor and implored his fellows to turn their faces to God for assistance. His ...
near the Old South Church in Boston, to Oxfordshire immigrant Josiah Franklin, and his second wife Abiah Folger, from Nantucket. Franklin was the tenth of his father's 17 children.[1][2]
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a writer of political verses, and a zealous opponent of the persecution of the Quakers. By his first wife Josiah Franklin had seven children; by his second, ten, of whom the illustrious Benjamin was the youngest son. For five generations his direct ancestors had been youngest sons of youngest...
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Near the beginning of his famous letter, Franklin said, “I hope soon to have more Leisure, and to spend a part of it in those Studies, that are much more agreeable to me than political Operations.” Dr. Franklin had been a busy man, having spent most of the past seven y...
Benjamin Franklin was an author, inventor, and key political figure during early American history. Franklin invented many things, such as the lightning rod, Franklin stove, and bifocals. Franklin helped start the first subscription library, first city hospital, and first university. He also helped ...
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Franklin's absence from America, as “surrogate” for views of American colonistsSummary This chapter contains sections titled: Franklin's Reputation as a Revolutionary The Imperial Franklin Briton to American The Political and the Personal Franklin's Revolutionary Role Further Reading...