because they used them for jobs and relied on them to operate
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
The northwest ordinance of 1787 established a model for later settlement by providing for the availability of a massive amount of undeveloped land in what was considered to be the Northwest United States at the time.
A. The group including Kansas and Illinois