For ordinary Americans, what they want to see most is Benjamin Franklin. Because this photo of my brother is printed on the face value of 100 dollars, it is the largest one, which naturally attracts people's attention.
But in our impression, the most famous person in America should be Washington, the father of America. Then why not print the old man's face on the $ 100 bill?
Seven major denominations of dollars with the heads of seven great men on them.
At present, there are seven denominations of banknotes in circulation with the heads of seven people printed on them.
One dollar is printed in Washington. As the first and second presidents of the United States, he was recognized as the father of the United States and was widely respected.
Who became the president of the United States after Washington? Jefferson also made great contributions to American independence. He not only participated in the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, but also founded the University of Virginia. He bought Louisiana from the French and was lucky enough to open up new fields.
10 above is the familiar Lincoln. Without his contribution to the reunification of the North and the South and the abolition of slavery in the United States, the history of the United States and even the world would be very different.
Alexander? Hamilton was also the founding father of the United States and the first Treasury Secretary. His other great contribution is the establishment of the American political party system, which is one of the core systems of the United States.
Fifty dollars, and there's another Andrew? Jackson's president. We all know the American War of Independence, but in 18 12, the second war broke out between the United States and Britain. In this war, the president was regarded as a hero because he led the American army to defeat the British.
Finally, 100 dollars is Franklin's photo.
Franklin not only made great contributions to American independence, but also made many contributions in the field of science.
Franklin was born in poverty and his father was a blacksmith. He was not the president and never held such an important position as finance minister. However, his contribution to the United States is considered to be second only to Washington.
He is one of the drafters of the Declaration of Independence, which the United States is proud of, and his signature is also found in the famous Constitution of the United States of America. In addition, France's support was an important factor in the victory of the American War of Independence. Without the support of France, the United States, born in the United States, could not get rid of the control of the British Empire. As the American ambassador to France, Franklin played an important role in France's determination to support the United States.
Franklin's achievements were not limited to politics. He is famous in China because there is a well-known story, which is to prove that lightning is a discharge phenomenon. In thunderstorm weather, he put a kite connected with a metal wire in the air and tied a bunch of keys at the end of the rope. When the lightning happened, Franklin put his finger close to the key and successfully observed a series of electric sparks, which stung his finger.
Franklin's story can be said to be widely circulated, but many people suspect that this action is extremely dangerous. More than one person who later tried to repeat the experiment was electrocuted.
Anyway, there is no doubt that Franklin invented the lightning rod. In addition, he put forward the law of conservation of charge for the first time and accomplished many inventions. So, someone likes it? He got lightning from the sky and civil rights from the tyrant? . It seems logical that such a person is printed on the dollar.