USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Benjamin Franklin was many things: a printer, writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, civic leader, and diplomat. As a scientist, he is best known for his experiments with electricity. As a writer, he is known for Poor Richard’s Almanac and his autobiography. He was the oldest figure of the American Revolution.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the American Revolution, he served in the Second Continental Congress and helped draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776. He was paramount in obtaining support from King Louis XVI of France and was largely responsible for his signing the important military alliance of 1778.

Detailed explanation-3: -Union Fire Company, the first volunteer fire company in the country. On December 7, 1736 Benjamin Franklin co-founded the Union Fire Company, also known as the “Bucket Brigade”.

Detailed explanation-4: -While he was a member of the Second Continental Congress, Franklin worked at Independence Hall, where he helped write and then signed The Declaration of Independence. Franklin also worked at Independence Hall when he helped write the United States Constitution in 1787 at the Constitutional Convention.