Ben's Places
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1. Ben was born here.
2. Ben built his fortune in this city, and helped the city build in return.
3. Ben lived in this European capital city in the 1720s, 1750s, 1760s,
and 1770s.
4. Ben was part owner of a printshop in this northern port, which he visited
on his way to the Albany Congress in 1754 and on his way to England in
1757.
5. In this southern port, Ben sponsored a print shop run by Thomas and
Elizabeth Whitmarsh.
6 and 7. Ben invested in printing shops on these islands in the Caribbean.
8. On a 1759 tour, Ben made many friends among the scientists in this
Scottish city.
9. In 1761, Ben and his son William toured Brussels and Ghent in this
country.
10. The 1761 tour also included a visit to The Hague in this country.
11. Ben's ship home in 1762 stopped at these islands, where he praised
the fruits and wine.
12. Ben toured the cities of Göttenberg and Hanover when he visited
this country in 1766.
13. In 1771, Ben traveled to Scotland and to this Irish city.
14. On his way home in 1775, Ben made further notes about this ocean phenomenon.
15. Ben traveled to this city in 1776, to try and convince Canadians to
join the revolution.
16. Ben lived in or near this European capital city during the 1770s and
1780s.
17. Ben's grandson Benjamin Franklin Bache went to school in this city
from 1779 to 1783.
18. The French ship Bonhomme Richard, under John Paul Jones, sank here
in 1779, after capturing or sinking several British ships.
19. Ben insisted on free American use of these fisheries during the Paris
peace talks with Britain.
20. Ben insisted on this western river boundary during peace talks with
Great Britain.
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