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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. What traveling preacher was Benjamin Franklin partial to?

2. Who did Benjamin Franklin stay with while in London?

3. Who did Benjamin Franklin court before going to London?

4. Who told Benjamin Franklin that "as you go through this world--and you'll miss many hard thumps"?

5. Who did Sally wish to marry in 1767?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were Americans regarded in London?

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

3. Who was George Whitefield, and what did Franklin admire about him?

4. What were the Paxton Boys?

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

6. Why did Franklin create the Pennsylvania Militia?

7. What was the Stamp Act of 1765?

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

9. What did Franklin always try to link, according to "Chapter One"?

10. What were Franklin's goals, according to "Chapter Ten?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Examine the Plan for Future Conduct and discuss whether Franklin lived up to the expectations he set for himself in his design.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Franklin's views on slavery and how others viewed slavery at the time. Students may examine whether his actions were in line with his beliefs.

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