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Lets Learn About Benjamin Franklin
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• Statesman

• Inventor

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Ben Franklin's Life
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• 1730 Ben marries

• 1737 Poor Richards Almanac

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• Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in
  Boston Massachusetts.
• He only spent two years in the local school
  because of lack of money.

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• Ben Franklin began teaching himself the basics of
  geometry and algebra. He also studied and
  partially mastered many different languages.
• At age 12, Ben began working at his brothers
  printing shop.

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Benjamin Franklin the Printer
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• From 1723 to 1730, Ben worked as a printer.
• He became partial owner of a print shop in 1728.
  
• In 1729, Ben started The Pennsylvania Gazette.

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• In 1730 Ben married Deborah Read.
• Benjamin had two sons named William and Francis.
• Ben also had a daughter named Sarah.

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Ben wrote Poor Richard's Almanac.He also wrote
many sayings that people still use today.
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• "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man
  healthy, wealthy and wise.
• "Snug as a bug in a rug."

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He died on April 17 1790 at the age of 84.

• When Benjamin Franklin was 22 years old, he wrote
  the epitaph that he imagined might be carved on
  his tombstone. By the time he actually died at
  age 84, he had changed his mind.

• The Epitaph of Young Benjamin Franklin
• The body of B. Franklin, Printer (Like the Cover
  of an Old Book Its Contents torn Out And Stript
  of its Lettering and Gilding) Lies Here, Food for
  Worms. But the Work shall not be Lost For it
  will (as he Believ'd)

• Benjamin Franklin's Final Epitaph

• Benjamin and Deborah Franklin 1790

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Do You Know About Ben Franklins Life?
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• Ben Franklin worked as a printer.
• Ben Franklin wrote The Star Spangled Banner.
• 3. Ben started the newspaper called the
  Pennsylvania Gazette.

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Ben Franklin's Inventions
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Stove 1744
Odometer 1762

Bifocals 1784

• Lightning Rod

• 1730 Ben marries

• 1737 Poor Richards Almanac

Armonica 1760
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Ben Franklin the Inventor
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• Bifocals
• A Glass armonica
• The Lightning Rod
• An Odometer
• Franklin Stove

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Bifocals
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• Ben invented reading glasses called bifocals.
  Bifocals are eyeglasses that have split lenses.
  One half of the lens helps a person see close and
  one half of the lens helps a person see far away.

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A Glass Armonica
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• Ben Franklin also invented a glass harmonica.
  Different size bowls with holes and corks in the
  center were put onto a spindle and rotated by
  foot pedal. Dampened fingers rubbed the edges to
  produce the beautiful sounds.

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The Lightning Rod
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Ben Franklin invented the lightning rod. It was
attached to a building, and would attract
lightning. Then the rod would direct lightning
down to the ground so that it wouldn't hit the
building.
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An Odometer
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• Ben went out riding one day in his carriage
  to measure the routes. He needed a way to keep
  track of the distance. Ben invented an odometer
  and attached it to his carriage.

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A Wood Stove
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• Ben Franklin invented an iron furnace stove.
• It allowed people to safely warm their homes
  using less wood.

Franklin Stove
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Which Invention Was Ben Franklins?
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• The electric light bulb
• The first controllable airplane
• The lightning rod
• The harmonic telegraph

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Ben Franklin the Statesman
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• 1730 Ben marries

• 1737 Poor Richards

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Ben Franklin the Statesman

• The Thirteen Colonies

• The Five Documents of Freedom

Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Siffred Duplessis

• Founding Father

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The 13 Colonies

• During the fight for independence, Ben Franklin
  was sent to Europe to represent the 13 colonies.