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Ben Franklin Scavenger Hunt

 

Click on the link above each group of questions to find the answers.

 

http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/index.htm

 

  1. Ben Franklin was born in Boston in 1706 to a large, religious family.  Although he only had about two years of formal schooling, Ben’s love of reading led to his first job (at age 12) as an apprentice ______________.
  2. Ben also loved to write.  When he was 16, his writings were published in his brother’s newspaper under the name of ___________________________.

http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/printer/printer.html

  1. Ben began publishing his own newspaper, The __________________________, at age 22, and then wrote his annual _____________________________.

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/benfranklin/librarian.html

  1. Books were very expensive in Ben’s time and therefore not everyone could afford them.  He started the first _________________ in 1731. 

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/benfranklin/inventor.html

  1. In his free time, Ben was a great inventor, creating bifocals and the first wood stove.  He even proved that lightning is a form of _________________, and invented the ____________________.

http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/scientst/scientst.html

  1. Ben’s study of the natural world also made him an important scientist.  Though his kite experiment is his most famous, he also chased __________________, forecast weather, and charted the ____________________.

http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/statsman/statsman.html

  1. Later in life, Ben became involved in politics.  During the American Revolution, he helped write (and signed) important documents including the _________________________________________ in 1776, and the  ________________________ in 1787, which officially created the United States.

http://franklinbusybody.com/facts.asp

  1. Ben played an important role in gaining France’s support for the American Revolution.  Besides French, he also taught himself to read three other languages:  _______________________, _______________________, and ________________________.

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