Benjamin Franklin Reads the Room at Philadelphia

1. What was the main problem the delegates could not agree on during the summer of 1787?

2. Why did Benjamin Franklin need his aide to carry him to the sessions each day?

3. What did Franklin say he doubted more and more as he grew older?

4. How many delegates signed the Constitution after Franklin's speech?

5. What did Franklin mean when he said the sun on Washington's chair was rising instead of setting?