I did a presentation on him. Here are some points I have gathered up for you:
•Benjamin Franklin was born on
January 17, 1706.
• He was a self-taught student,
and Honorary L.L.D. Edinburgh in 1759.
•Franklin had many jobs including:
inventor, Politian, librarian, firefighter, & publisher!
•
Ben
Franklin was the 15th child of 17 siblings
•Something else- he had two
birthdays! Jan 6 on his birth certificate, but changed to Jan 17 because of a
leap year!
•Franklin represented the state of
Pennsylvania in the Constitutional convention
•Benjamin Franklin believed that
people should choose the government.
•Franklin believed that everyone
and every state should be represented equally in parliament.
•Although he did not approve of
everything in it, Franklin approved of and signed the constitution.
•Franklin
believed that power should be divided equally between states and federal
government.
•Franklin believed that the
constitution was not without its flaws, but it was as good as it was going to
get. He signed the constitution and even wrote a speech to persuade the others
to sign it as well.
•Did
you know Franklin invented the swimming fins, and bifocals?
