Inventions of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin's inventions describes a man of many talents and interests. It was the scientist that brought out the inventor. His natural curiosity about things and the way they work made him try to find ways to make them work even better. Ben had bad vision and needed glasses to read. He got tired of always taking them off and on, so he figure out a way to make his glasses let him see both near and far. He had two pairs of spectacles cut in half and put half of each lens in a single frame. Today, we call them bifocals. Another important thing, Everyone knows the story of hiss famous kite flight but, Ben did not "invent" electricity. He did invent the lightning rod which protected buildings and ships from lightning damage. In his old age ben had retired so he wanted to read at time but being old made him difficult to reach books from the high shelves. So, he invented a tool called a long arm to reach the high books. The long arm was a long wooden pole with a claw at the end. Are these and many other inventions that made Benjamin franklin the genius that he was, and the great person we will always remember.

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin also called the First American was born in January 17, 1706. And died in April 17, 1790 is a great example of a genius human being that helped these world advance in a very good way. With his inventions helped revolutionize the way we make things, we even use the different things he invented. He apart from being a great inventor was also an author and printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. All these things together made him a genius, simply a brilliant guy. His accomplishments were many, that even 100 people together could not make a better life carrier, these men is an important piece on the worlds history, an important and unique piece.

Baptized at Old South Meeting House, Benjamin Franklin was the 15th of his father's 17 children. He went to school as a child with the purpose of becoming a minister, as his father, Josiah wanted. But  that idea was impossible after Franklin good a keen interest in reading and writing. For Franklin, his school ended when he was ten. He then worked for his father for a time and at 12 he became an apprentice to his brother James, a printer, who taught Ben the printing trade. When Ben was 15, James founded The New-England Courant, which was the first truly independent newspaper in the colonies. At age 17, Franklin ran away to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania working in a printing house, Franklin was convinced by Pennsylvania Governor Sir William Keith to go to London to get  the things necessary for establishing another newspaper in Philadelphia. Franklin worked as a typesetter in a printer's shop in what is now the Church of St Bartholomew-the-Great in London. He returned to Philadelphia and worked as clerk, shopkeeper,  bookeeper.

Treaty Of Peace Between U.S.A. and Britain

Starting with the Siege of Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin never informed France of the secret negotiations that took place directly between Britain and the United States. Britain relinquished her rule over the Thirteen Colonies and granted them all the land south of the Great Lakes and east of the Mississippi River. However, since France was not included in the American-British peace discussions, the alliance between France and the colonies was broken. Thus the influence of France and Spain in future negotiations was limited.

The war formally ended in September 1783 with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. France gained (or regained) territories in America, Africa, and India. Losses in the 1763 Treaty of Paris and in the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) were in part regained: Tobago, Saint Lucia, theSenegal River area, as well as increased fishing rights in Terra Nova. Spain regained Florida and Minorca, but Gibraltar remained in the hands of the British.

Because the French involvement in the war was distant and naval in nature, over a billion lives tournois were spent by the French government to support the war effort, raising its overall debt to about 3.315 billion. The finances of the French state were in disastrous shape and were made worse by Jacques Necker, who, rather than raise taxes, used loans to pay off debts. State secretary in Finances Charles Alexandre de Calonne attempted to fix the deficit problem by asking for the taxation of the property of nobles and clergy but was dismissed and exiled for his ideas. The French instability further weakened the reforms that were essential in the re-establishment of stable French finances. Trade also severely declined during the war, but was revived by 1783.

Women Rights

American and British women became active in anti-slavery movements in the 19th century. In 1837, an Antislavery Convention of American Women met in New York City with both black and white women participating. Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton had first met at the convention and also realized the need for a separate women's rights movement. At a London anti-slavery gathering, Stanton also met other women delegates such as Emily Winslow, Abby Southwick, Elizabeth Neal, Mary Grew, and Abby Kimber. During the MassachusettsAnti-slavery Society meetings, which Stanton and Winslow attended, the hosts refused to seat the women delegates. This resulted in a convention of their own to form a "society to advocate the rights of women". In 1848 at Seneca Falls, New York, Stanton and Winslow launched the women's rights movement, which became one of the most diverse social forces in American life.

Emily Winslow was one of the women delegates to the 1840 World Convention, who were not included in the painting of delegates

George Washington

George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in 1775–1783, and he presided over the writing of the Constitution in 1787. As the unanimous choice to serve as the first President of the United States (1789–1797), he developed the forms and rituals of government that have been used ever since, such as using a cabinet system and delivering an inaugural address. As President, he built a strong, well-financed national government that stayed neutral in the wars raging in Europe, suppressed rebellion and won acceptance among Americans of all types, but also saw the advent of contentious political parties. Washington was universally regarded as the "Father of his country.

The American Continental Army was an army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America. Established by a resolution of the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, it was created to coordinate the military efforts of the Thirteen Colonies in their revolt against the rule of Great Britain. The Continental Army was supplemented by local militias and other troops that remained under control of the individual states. General George Washington was the Commander-in-Chief of the army throughout the war.

Most of the Continental Army was disbanded in 1783 after the Treaty of Paris ended the war. The remaining units possibly formed the nucleus of what was to become the United States Army. The continental army consisted of troops from all 13 colonies. When the American Revolutionary War began at the Battles of Lexington and Concord in April 1775, the colonial revolutionaries did not have an army.

George Washington

 George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in 1775–1783, and he presided over the writing of the Constitution in 1787. As the unanimous choice to serve as the first President of the United States (1789–1797), he developed the forms and rituals of government that have been used ever since, such as using a cabinet system and delivering an inaugural address. As President, he built a strong, well-financed national government that stayed neutral in the wars raging in Europe, suppressed rebellion and won acceptance among Americans of all types, but also saw the advent of contentious political parties. Washington was universally regarded as the "Father of his country".