How Did Benjamin Franklin Impact Society

Benjamin Franklin was one of America's the greatest scientist and inventor, and he changed his country forever. Born in Boston in the year 1706 in January 17th, Ben was born the fifteenth child out of seventeen in his family. He was taken out of Boston Latin School at age ten to work, since his father lacked in workers in his candle making. When Franklin was twelve, he was taken as an apprentice at a printing shop under his older brother, Josiah, since he disliked candle making. His education in printing advanced in Philadelphia at a lodging home, and also worked for the Governor William Kieth. While working in Philadelphia, Franklin managed to publish his first piece of work, a pamphlet called, "A Dissertation upon Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain". During his time in Philadelphia, he met his former boss, John Read's daughter, Deborah, whom he fell in love with, but had to separate from her when he
went to work for the Governor. Upon his return, Benjamin discovered that Deborah had married, much to his dismay. After holding many jobs (bookkeeper, shopkeeper, currency cutter, ect.), Franklin established his own print shop with a partner, and formed a social study group for young men called "Junto".

Now married to Deborah Read, Franklin was elected ambassador of France, leading to the success of the England Peace Treaty.
Ben spent most of his time in France until 1785, when he returned to America, where he drafted the U.S. Constitution, and helped elect George Washington as U.S. President. Ben had made a huge, successful, and positive impact on America that changed it permanently. One of his greatest acts was promoting the Abolition of Slavery, petitioning for it in 1790. During his time in America Franklin invented swim fins, the lightning rod and musical instruments, earning him honorary degrees from Harvard, Yale, Oxford University in England, and the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Although Franklin had many successes, his failures helped him learn to do even greater things. Some of these failures include starting a failed magazine, trying to devise a new order for the alphabet that eliminated some letters, and making disastrous political decisions. These acts and more caused the public to misunderstand what he thought about American
support.

Unfortunately, all great things must come to an end, and Benjamin was no exception. He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 17, 1790. His gravestone was rather simple. Buried along with his wife, it said, "Benjamin and Deborah Franklin 1790", as they both died on the same year. Franklin's greatest memorial is his image on the American one-hundred dollar bill. He was remembered by many universities and libraries, the post offices, which he had founded. People remembered how he lit up the world with electricity, and heated it with the Franklin stove. As a true polymath and entrepreneur, it was obvious why he is often called the First American.