The Treaty of Paris was formally signed on September 3rd, 1783 in Paris by representatives of the...
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Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention, also known as the Philadelphia Convention, met in Philadelphia...
Ambassador to France
The Continental Congress, formed in 1775 after the Battles of Lexington and Concord, sent Benjamin...
Treaty of Alliance with France
Committee of Secret Correspondence In November 1775 the Continental Congress created the Committee...
Declaration of Independence
Second Continental Congress After the English authorities accused Benjamin Franklin of treason. He...
Postmaster General
Franklin’s postal career began in 1737 when he was appointed postmaster of Philadelphia. Franklin...
Agent to London
Agent of the Pennsylvania Assembly to London 1757-1762 Penn estate In 1757 Franklin was sent to...
Hutchinson Affair
During the 1760s Britain imposed a series of taxes on its American colonies (1764 Sugar Act and...
Pennsylvania Assembly
By 1748 Franklin had built a fortune from his which allowed him to live comfortably for the rest of...
Scientific observations and discoveries
Positive and negative electric charges Franklin discovered positive and negative electric charges...