Benjamin Franklin was a printer, writer, scientist and inventor who became one of the most respected Americans of his era.
He helped draft and signed the Declaration of Independence and secured a vital alliance with France during the war.
A Signer of Key Documents
Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence, the 1778 alliance with France, the 1783 Treaty of Paris and the U.S. Constitution.
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Visit Franklin Court and the Benjamin Franklin Museum in Philadelphia.