The lives of these men are essential to understanding the American form of government and our ideals of liberty. The Founding Fathers all played key roles in the securing of American independence from Great Britain and in the creation of the government of the United States of America.
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Videos
Ben Franklin’s Writings
The Autobiography Of Benjamin Franklin
Founding Father
Benjamin Franklin and the Declaration of Independence
Join, Or Die: America’s First Political Cartoon
Benjamin Franklin’s Speech at the Constitutional Convention
Benjamin Franklin, First Postmaster General
Service in Europe
Minister to Sweden: The Swedish-American Treaty of Amity and Commerce, April 3, 1783
America’s first rock star: Benjamin Franklin in France
Treaty of Alliance with France, February 6, 1778
Negotiating the Treaty of Paris, 1783
Later Years
Benjamin Franklin Dies in Philadelphia
