Benjamin Franklin

American Renaissance Man

Can you answer the following questions?

1. 1. What did he do for a living?
2. 2. Did he have a family?
3. 3. Where did he live?
4. 4. What age was he when he started to impact the world?
5. 5. When and where was he born?
6. 6. What was his childhood like?
7. 7. Did he have a nickname?
8. 8. Who were his friends?
9. 9. Did he go to school?
10. 10. Was he poor, or was he rich?
11. 11. What was his background? His nationality and heritage?
12. 12. Was his family as intelligent as he was?
13. 13. What kind of person was he?
14. 14. Did he help write the Declaration of Independence?
15. 15. How old was he when he died? How did he die?
16. 16. What was his first invention?
17. 17. How did he use a kite and key?
18. 18. What did he do to earn a place on the $100 bill?
19. 19. Was he ever president? Did he ever hold a political office?
20. 20. Did he ever participate in a war?
21. 21. How did he impact the world?
22. 22. Where all of his inventions successful?
23. 23. What was his last public act?

    
    (Hint: Visit links page, and National Archives at NARA)

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