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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who went with Benjamin Franklin on a surveying trip?

2. Where did John Rogers disappear?

3. What was the place of electricity in Benjamin Franklin's research?

4. Where dd Benjamin Franklin set up his printing shop?

5. When did Deborah give birth to a daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused some historians to think Franklin's experiment was faked?

2. What did Franklin write on his voyage, and why was it significant?

3. What were the Paxton Boys?

4. What three areas did Franklin attack the Penns over?

5. What did Benjamin's apprenticeship at age 10 spark an interest in?

6. Why did the postage service become a public issue rather than a private interest?

7. What were Franklin's relationships like with other men?

8. What did the Library Company of Philadelphia allowed Franklin to do, according to "Chapter Five"?

9. How long did Franklin think he would work in London, in "Chapter Eight"?

10. What troubled Franklin about William?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Franklin's obsession over his persona or his public image and how he developed his public image in America and other countries.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of the Second Continental Congress and its impact on early American government.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of the Stamp Act of 1765, including why it was created and how it was significant for Britain and early America.

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