Docsteach: Benjamin Franklin: Politician and Diplomat

In this activity, students will review and analyze the founding documents of the United States and understand Benjamin Frankin's contributions and connections to these founding documents. Franklin was the only man to help shape all of the major documents that established the United States. The payoff document is a copy of the Joseph Duplessis portrait of Franklin that is on the U.S. one hundred dollar bill. For the conclusion, students will choose the three most important documents that Franklin helped to shape, and reflect on the impact of the founding documents.