Benjamin franklin was born on January 17, 1706, in Boston, Massachusetts and was the tenth son of soap maker, Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger, the second wife of Josiah. Franklin served as clerk (1736-51) and member (1751-64) of the colonial legislature and as deputy postmaster of Philadelphia (1737-53) and deputy postmaster general of the colonies (1753-74).
At the time of the constitutional convention of 1787 which took place in Pennsylvania Ben Franklin was the oldest of the founding fathers in attendance at the age of 81 years old. In the latter part of his prestigious life he was suffering from poor health and excruciating pain due to Gout and a pulmonary disorder that led to his eventual death in April 17, 1790. However, Franklin’s political …show more content…
The purpose of the convention was to address the issues that arose as a result of a weak central government that was in place under the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was created to adhere to the peoples fear of an over exertion of power by the national government due to a lack of divided power among the three branches of government in existence at the time. Under the Articles of Confederation the U.S. Congress did not have the ability levy taxes or regulate the trade industry. As a result of a presence of a lack of power in the judicial branch, there was no federal court system to intervene and help control the trade …show more content…
Benjamin Franklin advocated for the use of an impeachment of the elected president if he was deemed unfit to remain in office. Franklin’s main focus during the convention was to unify the 13 original states and argued for freedom and separation of the thirteen colonies from the British control. The Pennsylvania delegate was in favor the inclusion of the “Great Compromise”—a legislature of two houses, one elected in proportion to population and one in which each state would have equal representation. This compromise was a factor in the survival of the convention and paved the way for progress during the weeks of deliberation. This compromise divided the power of the executive branch of government among the judicial and legislative branches to avoid one branch from having too much power. Franklin also argued for the freedom and equalization of American slaves, however his argument was shut down and rejected by most of the present delegates and although this call for the equalization of males was not favored, Benjamin decided to
At the time of the constitutional convention of 1787 which took place in Pennsylvania Ben Franklin was the oldest of the founding fathers in attendance at the age of 81 years old. In the latter part of his prestigious life he was suffering from poor health and excruciating pain due to Gout and a pulmonary disorder that led to his eventual death in April 17, 1790. However, Franklin’s political …show more content…
The purpose of the convention was to address the issues that arose as a result of a weak central government that was in place under the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was created to adhere to the peoples fear of an over exertion of power by the national government due to a lack of divided power among the three branches of government in existence at the time. Under the Articles of Confederation the U.S. Congress did not have the ability levy taxes or regulate the trade industry. As a result of a presence of a lack of power in the judicial branch, there was no federal court system to intervene and help control the trade …show more content…
Benjamin Franklin advocated for the use of an impeachment of the elected president if he was deemed unfit to remain in office. Franklin’s main focus during the convention was to unify the 13 original states and argued for freedom and separation of the thirteen colonies from the British control. The Pennsylvania delegate was in favor the inclusion of the “Great Compromise”—a legislature of two houses, one elected in proportion to population and one in which each state would have equal representation. This compromise was a factor in the survival of the convention and paved the way for progress during the weeks of deliberation. This compromise divided the power of the executive branch of government among the judicial and legislative branches to avoid one branch from having too much power. Franklin also argued for the freedom and equalization of American slaves, however his argument was shut down and rejected by most of the present delegates and although this call for the equalization of males was not favored, Benjamin decided to