BIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

KiaraMs. Weinberg and Ms. Suarez

5th Grade

Ben Franklin was born in 1706. Ben Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts.

Ben Franklin stopped school when he was 10 year old. Ben Franklin’s family was poor with no money. His father made soap and candles. Ben helped his father.

Ben Franklin was 12 year old and he worked at a newspaper shop. Ben Franklin worked with his brother, James. They did not get along. Ben Franklin ran away and he moved to Philadelphia.

Ben Franklin was 24 year old and he worked at a newspaper. Ben Franklin worked to build a fire department, school, hospital, and library.

Ben Franklin worked on the Declaration of Independence. America won the war in 1781. Ben Franklin helped America win.

Ben Franklin wrote the constitution in Philadelphia when he was 81 year old. He signed the constitution. He helped Philadelphia become a great city. Ben Franklin helped the United States become a free country. Ben Franklin died when he was 84 year old. I like Ben Franklin because he wrote the constitution.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Rustad, Martha. Benjamin Franklin. Minnesota: Capstone press, 2002.