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Benjamin Franklin Invents the Glass Armonica
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Franklin’s musical invention, the armonica, became a sensation in Europe.
Franklin and Slave Labor
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Enslaved Philadelphia residents worked in businesses and homes, including Franklin’s.
Franklin Makes a Name for Himself as a Printer
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Franklin’s first published essays were printed under a pseudonym—Silence Dogood.
The Stamp Act
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In 1765, England found a new way to raise money from the American colonies: The Stamp Act.
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