Benjamin Franklin

When was Benjamin Franklin born?

• 1981

• 1983

• 1706

What city was Benjamin Franklin born in?

• Boston

• Chicago

• Philadelphia

What job did Benjamin Franklin have when he went to work for his brother in the print shop?

• baker

• printer

• custodian

What city did Benjamin Franklin print his own newspaper in when he was 24 years old?

• Tampa

• Boston

• Philadelphia

Name some of the things Benjamin Franklin started in Philadelphia to make it a better city?

• soccer, baseball, and football

• hospital, fire department, and library

• science lab, college, and club

What did Benjamin Franklin discover by flying a kite in a storm outside?

• gravity

• black hole

• electricity

Who did Benjamin Franklin speak to about the unfairness of the Stamp Act?

• Parliament in Great Britain

• American Congress

• American Senate

What document did Franklin help Thomas Jefferson write in 1776?

• Declaration of Independence

• a letter to King George

• the pamphlet called Common Sense

When America needed help win the war with Great Britain, what country did he go to for help?

• Germany

• Florida

• France

What was the name of the document that Ben Franklin wrote new laws for the country 1787?

• Stamp Act

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution