Who Was Benjamin Franklin?

PBS Learning Lab: Who Was Benjamin Franklin? 

Introduce your students to the multifaceted life of Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s most influential Founding Fathers and a true innovator. This video from PBS LearningMedia explores Franklin’s contributions as a politician, his pivotal role in drafting the Declaration of Independence, and his numerous inventions that shaped the nation’s development. More at PBS Learning Lab

USCIS 128:85.   Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one. 

• Founded the first free public libraries 

• First Postmaster General of the United States 

• Helped write the Declaration of Independence 

• Inventor 

• U.S. diplomat