THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
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Which of the following was NOT an invention of Benjamin Franklin’s?
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The odometer
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The Franklin Stove
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The typewriter
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Bifocal Glasses
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Odometer. The odometer has been around since ancient times; Franklin did not invent it but adapted it in a way that had not been used before. Franklin became Postmaster General in 1753 and sought to improve the post office service and make it more profitable.
Detailed explanation-2: -Benjamin Franklin is the only Founding Father to have signed all four of the key documents establishing the U.S.: the Declaration of Independence (1776), the Treaty of Alliance with France (1778), the Treaty of Paris establishing peace with Great Britain (1783) and the U.S. Constitution (1787).
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