People+of+the+Revolution

Benjamin Franklin  ﻿Born in Boston on January 17, 1706 Ben was born the tenth son of a soap maker. When he was 12 years old, he sold newspapers for his brother's printing press. ﻿ ﻿ When Ben's brother got a newspaper, he wrote under the pen name "Silence Dogood," in which his letters where very popular. In his adult life, he made MANY improvements to the American lifestyle. His son was a Tory.

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