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Directions: Founding father Benjamin Franklin was a scientific genius
as well as a great statesman. Learn all about his amazing accomplishments!
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper, or on the reproducible
provided by your teacher.
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Name: ___________________________________________
1.
Ben Franklin was born in Boston in 1706 to a large, religious family.
Although he only had about two years of formal schooling, Ben’s
love of reading led to his first job (at age 12) as an apprentice
___________________________.
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2.
Ben also loved to write. When he was 16, his writings were
published in his brother's newspaper under the name of ________________________.
His letters were popular — until his brother found out
who sent them!
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3.
Ben began publishing his own newspaper, The ___________________,
_______________ at age 22, and then wrote a best-selling annual
book of weather reports, recipes, and advice called ________________________
_________________.
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4.
Ben earned so much from printing that he wanted to invest
in his community. He started the first ______________________
in 1731, and Philadelphia’s first ______________ (of
which he was voted chief) in 1736.
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5.
In his free time, Ben was a great inventor, creating bifocals
and the first wood stove. He even proved that lightning is
a form of ___________________, and invented the _______________________.
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6.
Ben’s study of the natural world also made him an important
scientist. Though his kite experiment is his most famous,
he also chased _______________, forecast weather, and charted
the _______________!
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7.
Later in life, Ben became involved in politics. During the American
Revolution, he helped write (and signed) important documents, including
_____________________________________________________ in 1776, and
___________________________ in 1787, which officially created the
United States.
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8.
Ben played an important role in gaining France’s support for
the American Revolution. Besides French, he also taught himself
to read three other languages: _____________, _____________, and
______________.
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