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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. When did Benjamin Franklin return to America?

2. How did Britain rationalize sending convicts to America?

3. Where did Benjamin Franklin arrive at the start of "Chapter One"?

4. What made Benjamin Franklin an opponent of the proprietor's control over the colonies?

5. What library did Franklin create?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what did Franklin hope to be assigned, in "Chapter Nine"?

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

3. How did Franklin typify the American ideal, according to "Chapter One"?

4. Why couldn't Deborah and Franklin marry?

5. What did Franklin do with Leyden jars, in "Chapter Six?"

6. What was James' the first to fight for?

7. What did the Assembly vote to do, at the end of "Chapter Nine?"

8. What did the colony's safety depend on?

9. What troubled Franklin about William?

10. What was the Union Fire Company?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Franklin's beliefs typified the Age of Enlightenment and conclude why his ideas were excluded from the canon of philosophy.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the Battle of Saratoga and examine how it changed the relationship between the colonies and other countries.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Franklin's religious persuasion during childhood and compare it with his adult life.

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