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Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706. You may know Ben for many things for instance making the lightning rod or getting electrocuted by flying a kite in a storm. There are many things in his life that you may not know, though. When Ben was a child he was the tenth eldest brother with sixteen other siblings. His father's name was Josiah Franklin and his mother's name was Abiah Folger before marriage. Unlike most children, Ben enjoyed to read. His older brother created "The New England Courant" which was the first newspaper in Boston. He did not quite enjoy his lifestyle, and in 1723 Ben decided to run away, which was illegal at the time.

He became a Apprentice Printer hoping that one day he would make his own buisness. His idea then became reality and he had his own printing company. In 1736 he organized the first Union Fire Department in Philadelphia. Throughout this time he invented the Swim Fins and Glass Armonicas. He then got himself into politics in the 1750's. A few years later his wife had died and Ben had become a notorious flirter. He finally died in April 17, 1790. This is a short description of Benjamin Franklin.

__The Great Compromise__
The Great Compromise Took place in 1787 on June 30th. It refers to the settlement of the dispute that rose due to conflicting view put forward by the Virginia and New Jersey Plan. It was an agreement that the American Goverment would have two houses in congress: The senate where each state has two senators, and the House of Representatives based on population. The Great Compromise combined both the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan. A delegate from Connecticut, Roger Sherman, proposed a two-house legislature, consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Senate would have an equal number of representatives from each state. This would satisfy the states with smaller populations. The House of Representatives would include one representative for each 30,000 individuals in a state. This pleased states with larger populations

The Great Compromise ended on of the most serious disagreements among the new states. Without The Great Compromise, there might not be a US Goverment as we know it today.