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Benjamin Franklin was one of the most influential
Founding Fathers of the United States. He was the
oldest delegate to the Constitutional Convention and
one of the signers of the U.S. Constitution. He was
a printer, author, politician, diplomat, and inventor.
By his mid-20s, he was an accomplished printer,
and he began writing books and papers. Franklin’s
most famous publication was Poor Richard’s Almanac. He
also organized America’s first library. Its members
loaned books to one another. He was very active in
colonial politics. He also visited England and France
many times as a U.S. diplomat. In 1775, the Second
Continental Congress appointed Franklin the first
postmaster general.
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True of false: Benjamin Franklin was very active in colonial politics. He also visited England and France many times as a U.S. diplomat.
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