Benjamin+Franklin

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Benjamin Franklin not only an electrical pioneer of his time but he played and important role in making peace with Britain during the Revolutionary War. In 1757, Benjamin Franklin faced new challenges when he was sent to London by the government. His main job was to try to get British leaders to give Pennslyvanians more freedom, but Britain's king didn't agree he wanted to rule America. Ben faced alot of challenges in England but he got the job done and made life better for alot of people.//

While in London Franklin strongly disagreed with the Stamp Act which was past in 1765 forcing the colonist to buy stamps to put on newspapers. Benjamin talked to many lawmakers, explaning why the Stamp Act was unfair, he answered hours of questions for Parliament. Thanks to Benjamin Franklin and other americans, the hated tax ended in less then a year.

Benjamin Franklin was sent to Philadelphia and when he arrived the Revolutionary War had already began. In December 1776, the war was going poorly for the Americans. They had been beaten badly in battle and the British were ready and waiting for the Amercians in the New York area to finish them off. Congress knew of this and put a plan into action hoping it would work out. They sent Benjamin Franklin to France to ask for help against England, because he was very respected in France. At the end of all the comotion France helped America win their freedom. This was Benjamin Franklin's biggest misson during the Revolutionary War.

Benjamin Franklin was asked to work on a committee with 5 others to write The Declaration of Independance. On this committe was John Adams, Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman along with Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the first version, then Ben Franklin and John Adams made changes to the first version, which completed thier job. The colonies voted for the //Declaraton of Independance// on July 4th 1776. This ended the war with England and America winning.

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