Political career began
1751 Franklin took a seat in the Pennsylvania Parliament, where he (literally) cleaned the streets of Philadelphia by setting up street sweepers, installing street lights and paving roads.
1753 He was appointed one of the three members of the Carlisle Conference, a gathering of Native American leaders in Albany, New York, to ensure that Delaware Indians are allegiance to the United Kingdom. More than 100 members of the Iroquois League (Mohawk, Oneda, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Tuscarola) attended; Scarloydi, the leader of the Iroquois , proposed a peace plan, which was almost completely rejected, and the result was that the Delaware Indians stood on the side of the French-Secret War in the final struggle of the French-Indian War.
During Albany, under Franklin's instigation, the colonial representatives had a second agenda: appointing a committee to "prepare and receive plans or plans for the Colonial Alliance." They will establish a national congress composed of representatives of each colony, led by the "President General" appointed by the king. Despite some objections, the measure known as the Albany Plan was passed, but it was rejected by all colonial parliaments because it usurped too much of their power, and London rejected it because it gave too much power to voters and paved the way to the Union.
When Franklin returned to Philadelphia, he found that the British government had finally given the job he had been lobbying: Deputy Postmaster of the Colonial.
Post Office
As deputy postal director, Franklin visited almost all post offices in the colony and made many improvements to the service. He established new postal routes and shortened others. Postal carriers can now deliver newspapers, and mail services between New York and Philadelphia increase to three times a week in the summer and once a week in the winter.
Franklin sets fixed distance milestones on the main postal road from northern New England to Savannah, Georgia to enable the postage chief to calculate postage. The intersection connected some larger communities far from the coast to the main roads, but when Benjamin Franklin died, he also served as the director of the US Postal , at the time there were only 75 post offices nationwide.
Defense funding
Raising funds for defense has been a serious problem in the colonies, as the rally controlled the wallets and released them with barely hands. When the British sent General Edward Braddock to defend the colony in the French-Indian War, Franklin personally assured that the funds needed by the Pennsylvania farmers would be repaid. Franklin was angry that the Council refused to tax the British nobles ("exclusive factions") who owned most of the land in Pennsylvania to pay for the contributions of these farmers. Overall, Franklin opposed parliamentary taxation of colonies—no taxation without representatives—but he used all his influence to prompt the Quaker Congress to vote for the funds to protect the colonies.
1757 In January, Parliament sent Franklin to London to lobby for property rights parties Parliament was more accommodating and, if it failed, submit the issue to the British government.
politician
Franklin arrived in London in July 1757, and his life has been closely linked to Europe since then. Six years later he returned to the United States and traveled 1,600 miles to inspect postal affairs, but in 1764 he was again sent to England to reapply for the Royal Government of Pennsylvania, which had not been approved. In 1765, the petition was abolished by the Stamp Duty Act, and Franklin became the representative of the American colonies, opposing King George III and the Parliament.
Benjamin Franklin tried his best to avoid this conflict that later became American Revolution . He made many friends in England, wrote pamphlets and articles, told comic stories and allegoricals that might make a difference, and worked constantly to inspire the British ruling class about the situation and emotions of the colonies.In February 1766, his appearance on the House of Commons accelerated the repeal of the Stamp Act. Benjamin Franklin spent another nine years in England, but his efforts to reconcile conflicting claims between parliament and colonies to no avail. He returned home by boat in early 1775.
During Franklin's 18 months in the United States, he attended the Continental Conference and was a member of the most important committee; submitted the Joint Colonial Plan; served as postmaster and chairman of the Pennsylvania Security Commission; visited George Washington in Cambridge; went to Montreal to do his best for the cause of independence in Canada; presided over the meeting to formulate the Pennsylvania Constitution; he was appointed as the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence , and a member of the committee sent to New York to discuss the terms of peace with Lord Howe.
Treaty with France
1776 In September 2017, 70-year-old Benjamin Franklin was appointed as the ambassador to France and set sail immediately. French ministers were not willing to conclude an alliance treaty at first, but under Franklin's influence, they provided loans to struggling colonies. Congress tried to raise funds for the war with paper money and borrowing rather than taxes. Legislators handed over and over to Franklin, who kept appealing to the French government. He equipped the privateer and negotiated with the British on the issue of captives. In the end, he won France's recognition of the United States and then the Alliance Treaty.
U.S. Constitution
Congress allowed Franklin to return to his hometown in 1785, and when he arrived, he was forced to continue working. He was elected president of the Pennsylvania State Assembly and was re-election twice despite protests. He was sent to the 1787 Constitutional Conference, which led to the formulation of the United States Constitution. He rarely speaks at events, but always speaks straightforwardly, and all his suggestions on the Constitution are adopted.
Diet
This most famous citizen of the United States lived until the end of President George Washington's first year in power. Benjamin Franklin died at his Philadelphia home on April 17, 1790 at the age of 84.
Source
- Clark, Ronald W. "Benjamin Franklin: Biography". New York: Random House , 1983.
- Fleming, Thomas (editor). "Benjamin Franklin: His own biography." New York: Harper and Ronaldo, 1972.
- Franklin, Benjamin . "Benjamin Franklin's autobiography." Harvard classic. New York: PF Colliers, 1909.
- Isaacson, Walter. “Benjamin Franklin: Life in America.” New York, Simon and Schuster, 2003.
- Lepore, Gill. "The Book of Time: Jane Franklin's Life and Perspectives." Boston: Retro Books, 2013.
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