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Benjamin Franklin
An American Celebrity in France
In 1776, people in France had never heard of any American, except for Benjamin Franklin. Congress sent Franklin to Paris to win foreign support for the American Revolution, and the French people treated him like a celebrity when he arrived. But Franklin had serious business to attend to. Without aid from the French monarchy, America’s fight for independence might be lost quickly.
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Benjamin Franklin helps craft the Declaration of Independence and wins French support.
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