10
1706 1718-1723
Benjamin Franklin is born Franklin works as an in Boston apprentice in his brother
James’ workshop
1722 1723
Writes his Silence Dogood Franklin runs away to New letters York, then Philadelphia
1724-1726 1727 Franklin works in London Franklin founds the Junto
print shop with his Philadelphia
friends
1728 1729
Franklin opens his own Franklin starts publishing workshop with partner, the Pennsylvania Gazette
Hugh Meredith
Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia 11
1730 1731
Franklin marries Deborah Franklin sets up America’s Read first subscription library
1731 1732 Franklin’s son William is Franklin begins publishing
born Poor Richard’s Almanac
1736 1736-1751
Franklin organizes Franklin serves as clerk of
Philadelphia’s Union Fire the Pennsylvania Assembly Company
1737 1740 Franklin becomes Franklin invents the Postmaster of Philadelphia Franklin stove also called the “Pennsylvania fireplace”
Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia 12
1743 1746 Franklin’s daughter “Sally” Franklin begins
is born experimenting with
electricity
1748 1751 Franklin retires from Franklin helps found the
printing Academy of Philadelphia
(later University of Pennsylvania)
1751 1751
Franklin helps found the Franklin becomes a member
Pennsylvania Hospital of the Pennsylvania Assembly
1752 1753 Franklin ’s famous kite Franklin becomes experiment with electricity Postmaster-General for the Northern Colonies (until 1774)
Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia 13
1757 1762
Franklin represents the Franklin publishes a Pennsylvania Assembly in description of his glass
London armonica
(until 1762)
1764 1764 Franklin defends Native Franklin serves in London,
Americans from the Paxton as first agent for PA, then
Boys GA, NJ, and MA (until 1775)
1766 1771
Franklin is a witness in Franklin starts to write his
Parliament on Stamp Act autobiography issue
1775 1776
Franklin serves as a Franklin serves on a delegate to the Second committee to draft the
Continental Congress Declaration
Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia 14
1777 1782-1783
Franklin negotiates for Franklin negotiates treaty French support of the with England along with
American Revolution John Adams and John Jay
1785 1787 Franklin is elected president Franklin attends
of the Pennsylvania Council Constitutional Convention
1789 1790
Franklin becomes president Franklin dies in
of Pennsylvania Philadelphia on April 17 Abolitionist Society
1754-1763 1765
French and Indian War Under King George III, Parliament passes the
Stamp Act
Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia 15
1770 1773 Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party
1774 1774
Parliament passes the Louis XVI becomes King of
Intolerable Acts France
1775 1783
American Revolution Treaty of Paris ends the begins American Revolution
1789 1790
French Revolution U.S. Capital in Philadelphia begins with the storming of
the Bastille
Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia 16
Benjamin Franklin is born Franklin works as an in Boston apprentice in his brother
James’ workshop
Writes his Silence Dogood Franklin runs away to New letters York, then Philadelphia
Franklin works in London Franklin founds the Junto
print shop with his Philadelphia
friends
Franklin opens his own Franklin starts publishing workshop with partner, the Pennsylvania Gazette
Hugh Meredith
Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia 17
Fran klin marries Deborah Franklin sets up America’s Read first subscription library
Franklin’s son William is Franklin begins publishing
born Poor Richard’s Almanac
Franklin organizes Franklin serves as clerk of
Philadelphia’s Union Fire the Pennsylvania Assembly Company
Franklin becomes Franklin invents the Postmaster of Philadelphia Franklin stove also called the “Pennsylvania fireplace”
Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia 18
Franklin’s daughter “Sally” Franklin begins
is born experimenting with
electricity
Franklin retires from Franklin helps found the
printing Academy of Philadelphia
(later University of Pennsylvania)
Franklin helps found the Franklin becomes a member
Pennsylvania Hospital of the Pennsylvania Assembly
Franklin ’s famous kite Franklin becomes experiment with electricity Postmaster-General for the Northern Colonies (until 1774)
Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia 19
Franklin represents the Franklin publishes a Pennsylvania Assembly in description of his glass
London armonica
(until 1762)
Franklin defends Native Franklin serves in London,
Americans from the Paxton as first agent for PA, then
Boys GA, NJ, and MA (until 1775)
Franklin is a witness in Franklin starts to write his
Parliament on Stamp Act autobiography issue
Franklin serves as a Franklin serves on a delegate to the Second committee to draft the
Continental Congress Declaration
Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia 20
Franklin negotiates for Franklin negotiates treaty French support of the with England along with
American Revolution John Adams and John Jay
Franklin is elected president Franklin attends
of the Pennsylvania Council Constitutional Convention
Franklin becomes president Franklin dies in
of Pennsylvania Philadelphia on April 17 Abolitionist Society
French and Indian War Under King George III, Parliament passes the
Stamp Act
Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia 21
Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party
Parliament passes the Louis XVI becomes King of
Intolerable Acts France
American Revolution Treaty of Paris ends the begins American Revolution
French Revolution U.S. Capital in Philadelphia begi ns with the storming of
the Bastille
Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia