One of the leading figures of early American history, Benjamin Franklin<span> (1706-90) was a statesman, author, publisher, scientist, inventor and diplomat. Born into a Boston family of modest means, </span>Franklin<span> had little formal education. He went on to start a successful printing business in Philadelphia and grew wealthy.</span>
Benjamin Franklin FRS, FRSE was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Franklin was a renowned polymath and a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706. He was the tenth son of soap maker, Josiah Franklin. Benjamin's mother was Abiah Folger, the second wife of Josiah. In all, Josiah would father 17 children
It would be the "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)" that was not one of the programs initiated by President Roosevelt as part of his New Deal, since New Deal Programs were intended to dig the US out of the grips of the Great Depression.
A poll tax is when people are "taxed" to pay, or essentially pay-to-play. This soon was dropped out of favor, for there were relatively poor whites who were not able to pay the tax, thereby they were ineligible to vote.
