Benjamin Franklin: The Founding Father Of America

There are many people across the world that have impacted their community in a variety of ways. In the United States of America there have been people who have shaped America into the free country it is today. The Founding Fathers of the United States of America are great examples of people who transformed the United States into what it is today. Benjamin Franklin was the most influential developer of America. After America encountered Benjamin Franklin as a printer, a publisher, and an inventor, America was never the same. Benjamin Franklin left a lasting impact on the United States of America for forever. On January 17, 1706, America was changed for good because Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts (Quick Biography of
During his apprenticeship, he became an avid reader and started writing. He began by writing poetry. His first poem published by his brother was entitled, “Light House Tragedy,” which focused on the story of a pirate (The New England Courant). James Franklin started a newspaper in Boston, which was called the New England Courant. Benjamin Franklin helped set the type and print the newspaper. After the newspaper was printed, Benjamin Franklin became a paperboy and sold the newspapers on the street. James would not let Benjamin make any entries into his newspaper, so Benjamin Franklin adopted the first of his many pseudonyms, Silence Dogood. As Silence Dogood, sixteen-year-old Benjamin Franklin wrote fourteen letters that were published in the New England Courant. Silence Dogood was a widow who had a satirical view on the world (Name that Ben). Benjamin Franklin’s debut as Silence Dogood created a platform for his fame in writing (Silence Dogood, No. 8, 9 July 1722). After many letters by Silence Dogood were published, his brother discovered that Mrs. Dogood was actually Benjamin Franklin. James was angered by this and Benjamin Franklin decided that he wanted to move on. The next year, the legislature decided that the New England Courant “mocked religion and government and should be
People had to travel far to get wood to keep their homes warm. The heat of the burning wood would travel right up their chimneys and did not heat their homes very well, so Benjamin Franklin invented the Franklin Stove, which was a cast iron box in which a fire burned. The box prevented heat from escaping and caused heat to radiate from all four sides and fill the room with warmth. The stove’s air flow could be adjusted to control the rate at which the wood was burned. The stove was also safer than the typical fireplace because it prevented stray sparks from starting fires outside the fireplace (Appendix E). The Franklin Stove was a great invention because it was more efficient and safer than the heating device at the time, a fireplace (Fuller,