Benjamin Franklin
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- 2. In 1785, Benjamin Franklin invented the _________ glasses.
- 3. In Philadelphia Franklin founded the ______ club, a group of young men who met to discuss personal, business and community topics.
- 6. Franklin was elected to go to ________ as a colonial agent.
- 7. In 1778, Benjamin Franklin negotiated the Treaty of the Alliance of ________. France declared war on Great Britain.
- 9. Franklin was elected the official government for __________ in 1730.
- 12. John Adams, John Jay and Benjamin Franklin signed the Treaty of ______, which ended the war between the colonies and Great Britain.
- 13. Benjamin Franklin and Deborah Read had a daughter named Sarah, who they called _________.
- 14. Franklin built the first model of the Pennsylvania fireplace in 1942, also known as the franklin _____.
- 15. Franklin was appointed the _________ of Philadelphia in 1737.
- 17. Franklin published his first letter in the _________ under the pen name of "Silence Dogood".
- 19. In 1790, Benjamin Franklin died of ________ at the age of 84 in Philadelphia.
- 20. Benjamin Franklin was born in the city of ________.
- 22. Franklin married Deborah ______in 1730.
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- 1. In 1775, benjamin was elected as the Pennsylvania delegate to the second ______Congress.
- 4. In 1776,Franklin was appointed as part of a committee of five to draft the ________ of Independence.
- 5. Franklin purchased the Pennsylvania _______from former employer Samuel Keimer.
- 8. In 1787, Benjamin Franklin the United States __________.
- 10. Franklin was appointed clerk of the Pennsylvania _______.
- 11. Used his famous ______ experiment to discovered that lightning is electricity.
- 16. His son, Francis Folger,died of _______ at age four.
- 18. At age 12, started apprenticeship as a ______in older brother shop.
- 21. In 1765 the _______Act was passed by the House of Commons.