Benjamin Franklin
I read a book called The Life of Ben Franklin. According to the book, Benjamin Franklin was one of the greatest American minds of all time. He was born on January 17, 1706, and raised in a very humble family. His dad was a tradesman, and his mom was a homemaker. Their house, and shop, was situated on Milk Street. Right opposite their house, was a church (the Old South Church), which his parents were members of. His dad, Josiah, insisted that all of his kids learned a trade. He had dreams of Ben becoming a minister, which would mean that he would have to enter grammar school at the age of eight. Benjamin was good at reading and writing, however he wasn't good at arithmetic. This forced his father to remove him from school, thus ruining his chances of becoming a member of the clergy. Josiah decided to apprentice Benjamin in the printing business, which used his skills in reading and writing. In 1723, Benjamin went to Philadelphia which, at that time, was a small town with less than 10,000 people. In 50 years though, Philadelph
ia grew to be the second largest city in the British Empire. "Arriving with only three cents in his pocket, he spent the money on three loaves of bread, generously sharing one of them with an old widow."1 On the second day in town, Benjamin found a job as a journeyman printer in the shop of Samuel Keimer. This was only one of the two printers in Philadelphia. There was a boarding house next door to the shop. It was maintained by John Reed. Reed had a daughter named Deborah, who would soon become Benjamin's wife. Franklin later founded his own printing business. He wanted to get newspaper stocks, however, there were already two Journals in print, one being published by Franklin's rival, and former boss, Keimer. Franklin later founded his own In 1776, the Congress sent Benjamin north to recruit French Canada as another ally. During his journey north, he became fatigued and weak. He returned to Philadelphia with nothing. During the French and Indian War, Franklin had the idea of creating an intercolonial union. This would mean that a grand coun
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