In one famous story, John Hancock supposedly said that Congress, having signed the Declaration, must now “all hang together”, and Benjamin Franklin replied: “Yes, we must indeed all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately.” The quotation did not appear in print until more than 50 years after …
Q. What did Ben Franklin do in Philadelphia?
What else is Benjamin Franklin known for?
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- Q. What did Ben Franklin do in Philadelphia?
- Q. What does Franklin receive from the baker in Philadelphia and what charitable act does he perform after receiving this item?
- Q. What was Benjamin Franklin’s view of the Constitution?
- Q. Who said the only two certainties in life are death and taxes?
- Q. How old were the founding fathers when the Declaration of Independence was signed?
- Q. How old was the youngest founding father?
- Q. Who signed the Declaration of Independence and their age?
- Q. Did the Founding Fathers have slaves?
- He is credited with discovering the Gulf Stream.
- He started the first volunteer fire company in Philadelphia.
- He helped create the first subscription library in the Colonies, called the Library Company of Philadelphia.
Q. What does Franklin receive from the baker in Philadelphia and what charitable act does he perform after receiving this item?
What does Franklin receive from the baker in Philadelphia and what charitable act does he perform after receiving this item? He receives 3 of the large rolls of bread. He eats one, then later gives the other two to a mother and child down by the water.
Q. What was Benjamin Franklin’s view of the Constitution?
The Constitution For instance, he believed that executive power was too great to be placed in the hands of one person and that a committee was a much better option.
Q. Who said the only two certainties in life are death and taxes?
Franklin
Q. How old were the founding fathers when the Declaration of Independence was signed?
As it turns out, many Founding Fathers were younger than 40 years old in 1776, with several qualifying as Founding Teenagers or Twentysomethings. And though the average age of the signers of the Declaration of Independence was 44, more than a dozen of them were 35 or younger.
Q. How old was the youngest founding father?
Here’s everyone who was younger than 30 on July 4, 1776, including a few signers of the nation-changing document:
- Andrew Jackson, 9.
- (Major) Thomas Young, 12.
- Deborah Sampson, 15.
- James Armistead, 15.
- Sybil Ludington, 15.
- Joseph Plumb Martin, 15.
- Peter Salem, 16.
- Peggy Shippen, 16.
Q. Who signed the Declaration of Independence and their age?
Signers of the Declaration of Independence
| Name | State Rep. | Age in 1776 |
|---|---|---|
| Adams, John | MA | 40 |
| Adams, Samuel | MA | 53 |
| Bartlett, Josiah | NH | 46 |
| Braxton, Carter | VA | 39 |
Q. Did the Founding Fathers have slaves?
Many of the major Founding Fathers owned numerous slaves, such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison. Others owned only a few slaves, such as Benjamin Franklin.
