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PBS

Pbs Liberty!: High Tea in Boston Harbor

For Students 9th - 10th
Presented in a newspaper format, this site explores the rise of independence in the colonies with a focus on the Boston Tea Party as it occurred on April 1, 1774 and Benjamin Franklin's experience in London. Content includes a look at...
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Other

Indiana University: Secrets of the Hellfire Club

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent collection of published articles, and a video, on the Hellfire Club, its history, and the people involved with it, including Benjamin Franklin.
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Hillcrest High School: The Colonies Come of Age: The Commercial North [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A chapter from a history text that looks at the Northern colonial economy, colonial town life, the immigrant groups who settled there, slavery in the North, the role of women, the Salem witchcraft trials, and the influence of the...
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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: Audio Books

For Students 9th - 10th
A special subcollection of Project Gutenberg's online book catalog: audio books, recorded by real people (there is also a computer-generated audio books collection). Currently includes 35 or so selections ranging from fairy tales,...
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Flickr: The Lives and Times of the Hell Fire Club

For Students 9th - 10th
A article on the Hell-Fire club, its history, what they did, and the people involved with it, including possibly Benjamin Franklin. Published in BEYOND magazine in 2008.
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US National Archives

National Archives and Records Administration: Founders Online

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the texts of nearly 200,000 historical documents related to six Founding Fathers, including the papers of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison. The...
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Six Important People From Our Nation's History

For Teachers 5th
In this lesson, 5th graders examine the lives of six people who were important in early American history. They include Abigail and John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and George Washington. Readings include...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Benjamin Franklin Tracy

For Students 9th - 10th
Benjamin Franklin Tracy (April 26, 1830 - August 6, 1915) was a United States political figure who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1889 through 1893, during the administration of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison. Tracy was a lawyer...
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A View on Cities: Philadelphia: Statue of Benjamin Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
Statue of Benjamin Franklin at the Franklin Institute (Philadelphia)
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A View on Cities: Philadelphia: Benjamin Franklin Parkway

For Students 9th - 10th
Benjamin Franklin Parkway (Philadelphia)
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A View on Cities: Philadelphia: Benjamin Franklin Bridge

For Students 9th - 10th
Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Philadelphia)
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A View on Cities: Philadelphia: Benjamin Franklin House

For Students 9th - 10th
Benjamin Franklin House (Philadelphia)
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Benjamin Franklin Butler

For Students 9th - 10th
Benjamin Franklin Butler (November 5, 1818 - January 11, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and later served as governor.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Benjamin Franklin Butler

For Students 9th - 10th
Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818 - 1893) was a lawyer and politician who was a U. S. Representative for the state of Massachusetts and governor of Massachusetts. During the Civil War, he was ranked one of the most controversial political...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Benjamin Franklin Wade

For Students 9th - 10th
Benjamin Franklin "Bluff" Wade (October 27, 1800 - March 2, 1878) was a U.S. lawyer and United States Senator from Ohio. In the Senate, he was associated with the Radical Republicans of that time. Wade, along with other politicians,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Young Benjamin Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
Benjamin Franklin shortly after his first arrival in Philadelphia. No one who saw him could have guessed that he would one day be the greatest man in the city.
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Benjamin Franklin to Deborah Franklin (1705? 1774), January 6, 1773

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive exhibition offers observations on various facets of Franklin's life, as well as his writing and other accomplishments.
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Benjamin Franklin. N

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive exhibition offers observations on various facets of Franklin's life, as well as his writing and other accomplishments.
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Benjamin Franklin in His Own Words

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive exhibition offers observations on various facets of Franklin's life, as well as his writing and other accomplishments.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Dr. Benjamin Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
(1706-1790) United States diplomat, inventor, politician, and printer. Invented the Franklin stove, lighting rod and bifocal glasses. Served in the Constitutional Convention of 1787
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Dr. Benjamin Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
(1706-1790) United States diplomat, inventor, politician, and printer. Invented the Franklin stove, lighting rod and bifocal glasses. Served in the Constitutional Convention of 1787
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Dr. Benjamin Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
(1706-1790) United States diplomat, inventor, politician, and printer. Invented the Franklin stove, lighting rod and bifocal glasses. Served in the Constitutional Convention of 1787
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Franklin as an Apprentice

For Students 9th - 10th
Benjamin Franklin as a apprentice in the printing trade.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Franklin Pierce

For Students 9th - 10th
Franklin Pierce, president of the United States and involved in the fight for Kansas.-E. Benjamin Andrews 1895

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