Ben Franklin

Where was Ben Franklin born?

• Boston

• New York

• Philadelphia

• Texas

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Why did Ben leave Massachusetts?

• Ben did not get along with his brother.

• Ben did not like making soap.

• Ben was bored.

• Ben did not want to work in a print shop.

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Why did Ben start a club in Philadelphia?

• to give information about the weather

• to make new things that people could use

• because he was a hero

• to help make the community better

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Why did Ben speak to the king?

• to ask about unfair charges/prices

• to tell him about electricity

• to end the war with the colonies

• he was his best friend

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Why is Ben Franklin remembered as a father of our country?

• He printed books that helped people in the colonies.

• He brought electricity to the United States.

• He was smart.

• He helped win the war with England.

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Ben Franklin was an inventor.

• True

• False

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Benjamin Franklin invented the lightening rod, the Franklin stove, and bifocal glasses.

• True

• False

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Benjamin Franklin was born in 1906.

• True

• False

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Benjamin Franklin proved that lightening is electricity.

• True

• False

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Benjamin Franklin opened the first library in America.

• True

• False

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