Benjamin Franklin's Contribution To The Revolutionary War

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Benjamin Franklin was not only an inventor and entrepreneur, he was also a hero of the Revolutionary War. Benjamin was a very intelligent man who was not scared to state his opinion. He was born for greatness and France could not have had anyone better than Benjamin himself to lead everyone to victory. Think about it, the war would have been nothing if he did not pull the strings he did for the U.S. Ben Franklin contributed to the Revolutionary War by becoming popular in France, a member of the continental congress, and also persuaded France to aid the U.S.

Without Benjamin becoming popular, he would have never been able to impact the war in the way he did. He lived in France for 10 years which gave time for his popularity to grow all throughout

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