Joseph Montesino
Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America once said “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” So my paper will be the most significant effects and impact that Benjamin Franklin had to help shape the American society and its culture. Benjamin Franklin liked to contribute his spare time on improving the city so in 1731 Philadelphia’s Union Fire Company was organized, due to the fact that fire was a major threat in the city. A lot of people suffered fire damages to their homes often, so Benjamin Franklin helped found the Philadelphia Contribution for Insurance against Loss by Fire. Benjamin Franklin also saw that getting books were rare and very expensive, so in …show more content…
In 1754 Benjamin Franklin published in one of his most prominent newspapers; Join, Or Die: America’s first political cartoon showed a snake cut into eighths. It encouraged that the former 13 colonies unite together against British rule. In 1775 Benjamin Franklin served in the Second Continental Congress during the American Revolution. Later John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, Robert R. Livingston and Benjamin Franklin helped in drafting the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War (1775-1783) was negotiated by Benjamin Franklin in 1783. Benjamin Franklin’s vision got worse the older he got, the fact of switching between his near sighted glasses, and far sighted glasses became a bother to him. So he decided to cut the lenses from both pairs in half, than putting half of each lens in a single frame therefore inventing bifocals. The invention of bifocals reduces headaches and the eye straining, it was a great way to help if you needed for close or far distance. In 1787 Benjamin Franklin and many others held a four month long convention to create and signed the Constitution of the United States at Independence Hall. Benjamin Franklin is now the face of the front 100 dollar bill, on the back is the illustration of
Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America once said “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” So my paper will be the most significant effects and impact that Benjamin Franklin had to help shape the American society and its culture. Benjamin Franklin liked to contribute his spare time on improving the city so in 1731 Philadelphia’s Union Fire Company was organized, due to the fact that fire was a major threat in the city. A lot of people suffered fire damages to their homes often, so Benjamin Franklin helped found the Philadelphia Contribution for Insurance against Loss by Fire. Benjamin Franklin also saw that getting books were rare and very expensive, so in …show more content…
In 1754 Benjamin Franklin published in one of his most prominent newspapers; Join, Or Die: America’s first political cartoon showed a snake cut into eighths. It encouraged that the former 13 colonies unite together against British rule. In 1775 Benjamin Franklin served in the Second Continental Congress during the American Revolution. Later John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, Robert R. Livingston and Benjamin Franklin helped in drafting the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War (1775-1783) was negotiated by Benjamin Franklin in 1783. Benjamin Franklin’s vision got worse the older he got, the fact of switching between his near sighted glasses, and far sighted glasses became a bother to him. So he decided to cut the lenses from both pairs in half, than putting half of each lens in a single frame therefore inventing bifocals. The invention of bifocals reduces headaches and the eye straining, it was a great way to help if you needed for close or far distance. In 1787 Benjamin Franklin and many others held a four month long convention to create and signed the Constitution of the United States at Independence Hall. Benjamin Franklin is now the face of the front 100 dollar bill, on the back is the illustration of