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Ben and the Constitution. (Benjamin Franklin) William C. Carr.
Saturday Evening Post Sept 1990 v262 n6 p68(3)

Instructions: Locate this article by visiting http://www.infotrac-college.com and entering "Ben and the Constitution" as Keyword search terms, and then answer the following questions.

1. What was Ben Franklin’s primary occupation at the time of the Constitutional Convention?



2. In what ways was Ben Franklin life and experience different from that of most of the other delegates to the Constitutional Convention?



3. What were Franklin’s main contributions to the convention and the Constitution itself?