PBS
Pbs Liberty!: High Tea in Boston Harbor
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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Indiana University: Secrets of the Hellfire Club
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]
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...
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: Audio Books
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
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.
US National Archives
National Archives and Records Administration: Founders Online
This site provides the texts of nearly 200,000 historical documents related to six Founding Fathers, including the papers of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James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...
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Six Important People From Our Nation's History
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
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
Statue of Benjamin Franklin at the Franklin Institute (Philadelphia)
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A View on Cities: Philadelphia: Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Benjamin Franklin Parkway (Philadelphia)
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A View on Cities: Philadelphia: Benjamin Franklin Bridge
Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Philadelphia)
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A View on Cities: Philadelphia: Benjamin Franklin House
Benjamin Franklin House (Philadelphia)
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Benjamin Franklin Butler
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
(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
(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
(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
Benjamin Franklin as a apprentice in the printing trade.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce, president of the United States and involved in the fight for Kansas.-E. Benjamin Andrews 1895
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