Either the tropic of Capricorn or the tropic of Cancer but in the middle between them is the Equator.
In 1776, he was part of the five-member committee that helped draft the Declaration of Independence<span>, in which the 13 </span>American<span>colonies declared their freedom from British rule. That same year, Congress sent </span>Franklin<span> to France to enlist that nation's help with the </span>Revolutionary War<span>.</span>