When did Benjamin Franklin become a US citizen?

At the same time as everyone else who was in-country during the American Revolution (and supported the cause or at least was neutral to it). read more

Benjamin Franklin became a citizen with the Declaration of Independence in 1976. Or he became a citizen when the Articles of Confederation were ratified in 1781, Or he became a citizen when the constitution was ratified in 1788. Or he became a citizen when the constitutional government started in 1789. read more

After several drafts, Congress approved the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The actual document was not signed until August, when Benjamin Franklin signed his name along with the fifty-five other representatives of the thirteen colonies. The Treaty of Paris In 1781, Benjamin Franklin was in France. read more

Benjamin Franklin, also called Ben Franklin, pseudonym Richard Saunders, (born January 17 [January 6, Old Style], 1706, Boston, Massachusetts [U.S.]—died April 17, 1790, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.), American printer and publisher, author, inventor and scientist, and diplomat. read more