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Il y a 4 jours · Benjamin Franklin, a man of many talents, helped shape the U.S. Constitution and was a lifetime champion of First Amendment freedoms, particularly freedom of the press.
Il y a 3 jours · After several false starts in choosing a craft, Josiah Franklin decided that his son's "Bookish Inclination" would make the trade of printer an appropriate one. Benjamin soon chafed under...
Il y a 1 jour · Lee’s resolution led to the creation of the “Committee of Five,” comprised of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman. This committee was tasked with drafting a formal declaration of independence. The committee quickly determined that Thomas Jefferson should write the first draft.
Il y a 1 jour · Founding Fathers of the United States. 1760s–1820s. The Committee of Five ( Adams, Livingston, Sherman, Jefferson, and Franklin) present their draft of the Declaration of Independence to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia on June 28, 1776, as depicted in John Trumbull 's 1819 portrait. Location. The Thirteen Colonies.
Il y a 1 jour · Plot. Benjamin Franklin and four fictional associates experience the American Revolution. Although the series spans 16 years from the Boston Tea Party in 1773 to the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and George Washington becoming the first U.S. president in 1789, no main characters appear to age much, except for Dr. Franklin. Characters.
Il y a 4 jours · His father, Josiah Franklin, was a tallow chandler [candle maker] who married twice, and of his seventeen children Benjamin was the youngest son. His schooling ended at ten, and at twelve he was bound apprentice to his brother James, a printer, who published the 'New England Courant.'
Il y a 5 jours · by Ray SetterfieldJanuary 17, 1706 — Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born on this day.A personification of the “American Dream” he received very little formal education but went on to achieve high offic...
