Ben spent most of his time in France until 1785, when he returned to America, where he drafted the U.S. Constitution, and helped elect George Washington as U.S. President. Ben had made a huge, successful, and positive impact on America that changed it permanently. One of his greatest acts was promoting the Abolition of Slavery, petitioning for it in 1790. During his time in America Franklin invented swim fins, the lightning rod and musical instruments, earning him honorary degrees from Harvard, Yale, Oxford University in England, and the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Although Franklin had many successes, his failures helped him learn to do even greater things. Some of these failures include starting a failed magazine, trying to devise a new order for the alphabet that eliminated some letters, and making disastrous political decisions. These acts and more caused the public to misunderstand what he thought about American
Ben spent most of his time in France until 1785, when he returned to America, where he drafted the U.S. Constitution, and helped elect George Washington as U.S. President. Ben had made a huge, successful, and positive impact on America that changed it permanently. One of his greatest acts was promoting the Abolition of Slavery, petitioning for it in 1790. During his time in America Franklin invented swim fins, the lightning rod and musical instruments, earning him honorary degrees from Harvard, Yale, Oxford University in England, and the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Although Franklin had many successes, his failures helped him learn to do even greater things. Some of these failures include starting a failed magazine, trying to devise a new order for the alphabet that eliminated some letters, and making disastrous political decisions. These acts and more caused the public to misunderstand what he thought about American