Benjamin Franklin, statesman, writer, and scientist

The American Revolutionary War period was very important to our country's freedom, and it's history. There were many people that were involved in the American Revolution, and contributed their thoughts, time, services and efforts. A very important person to this war, that I feel is Benjamin Franklin.         Benjamin Franklin was born in the winter of 1706, on January 17th. He was born in Boston. Benjamin Franklin had a very large family. He was the 15th child, …

…a brilliant conversationalist and a sympathetic listener, so this skill helped to get many treaties signed.         The reason I feel that he was so important to American history is because he was president of many political projects, and he helped to get many treaties signed, helped to draw up political papers, he helped write the Declaration of Independence, and the US Constitution. He also had many great scientific discoveries that we still think of today.