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Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706
and was the tenth son of a soap maker. Franklin served as
a colonial legislator and as Deputy Postmaster of
Philadelphia. During the Stamp Act crisis, Franklin
became a spokesman for colonial rights. Franklin worked
hard to get the Stamp Act repealed, and soon after become
an important member of the Continental Congress. One of
the things Ben Franklin is most remembered for is helping
to write the
Declaration of Independence. On September 14, 1778,
Franklin was named as the first American Ambassador to
France. Franklin represented America when the
Treaty of Paris was signed on September 3, 1783.
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