Fun Easy English - Kids English lessons, classes, activities - Ben's Guide To U.S. Government For Kids

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You need to help Ben Franklin put all the states in their correct places on the map.

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How do I play this game?

Make sure the SOUND on your computer is turned on
Click Level 1, 2, or 3
Click "play" to begin
Click and drag a state to the correct place on the map
Then release the mouse button
If the state is in the correct place you will hear a sound and see stars on the map
If the state is NOT in the correct place there will be no sound or stars
Click "done" when all the states are on the map
When all the states are in the correct place, you will see a message from Ben

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Benjamin Franklin - Statesman. When I was born, America was made up of thirteen colonies that were ruled by England. Trouble between England and the thirteen colonies started to unfold following the French and Indian War. The imposition of the Stamp, Townshend, and Intolerable Acts angered the colonists to rebel against Mother England. On April 19, 1775, the colonists went to war for their freedom.

During the fight for independence, I was sent to Europe to represent the colonies. In 1776, I signed the Declaration of Independence and, in 1778, the Treaty of Alliance with France. In addition, I negotiated with the French to help the colonists and became the first United States minister to France. I helped secure guns, ammunition, and other provisions for the army as well as volunteer troops. When the colonists won their independence in 1781, I helped negotiate the peace with England and signed what ultimately became known as Treaty of Peace with Great Britain (1782).

Now that the colonists were free and independent, it became necessary to decide what type of government would be established. Even though I was not in my prime and my health was starting to fail, at eighty-one, I was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention.

Upon signing the Constitution on September 17, 1787, I became the only Founding Father to have signed all five documents that established American independence: the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Amity and Commerce with France, the Treaty of Alliance with France, the Treaty of Peace with Great Britain, and the Constitution of the United States of America.