Question

Who was an American Enlightenment thinker who investigated the nature of lightning, invented the Pennsylvania Fireplace, and helped found the United States?

a
John Locke
b
Benjamin Franklin
c
Samuel Adams
d
William Penn

Answer 1

Answer is b. Benjamin Franklin

Reason

Franklin was a key figure in the American Enlightenment, helped to shape the US Constitution, studied lightening and invented the lightening rod, invented the fireplace and many other inventions.

Answer 2

B because he signed the Declaration of Independence and also found lighting by flying a kite on a rainy day.