Benjamin Franklin STATE

  • Birth

    Birth
    Franklin was Born in Puritan Boston.
  • Forms Junto

    Forms Junto
  • First Edition of Poor Richards Almanac

    First Edition of Poor Richards Almanac
  • Becomes Postmaster of Philadelphia

    Becomes Postmaster of Philadelphia
  • Designs Franklin Stove

    Designs Franklin Stove
  • Forms American Philosophical Society

    Forms American Philosophical Society
  • First Lightning Rod Installed

    First Lightning Rod Installed
  • Appointed Deputy Postmaster of North America

    Appointed Deputy Postmaster of North America
  • Stamp Act Repealed

    Stamp Act Repealed
  • Hutchinson Letter Scandal

    Hutchinson Letter Scandal
  • Elected To Continental Congress

    Elected To Continental Congress
  • Stamp Act Passes

  • Helps formulate Declaration of Independence

    Helps formulate Declaration of Independence
  • Sails to France to Negotiate Treaty

    Sails to France to Negotiate Treaty
  • Treaty of France signed

    Treaty of France signed
  • Returns to Philadelphia and is Delegate to the Constitutional Convention

  • The Constitution is written and accepted

    The Constitution is written and accepted
  • Dies in Philadelphia