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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The British troops' march was disastrous and most of the men were killed or wounded, and the rest fled back where?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.

2. What public position did Franklin first achieve?
(a) Clerk of the General Assembly.
(b) General Assembly Master.
(c) General Assembly Spokesman.
(d) Brigadier of the General Assembly.

3. Mr. Whitefield was from which locale?
(a) England.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Wales.

4. When they finally sailed, it was a long, slow journey filled with delays and other problems, and Franklin described what?
(a) The captain's pride, ironic flaws that caused delay.
(b) The captain's unconcern, ironic flaws that caused delay.
(c) The captain's shame, ironic flaws that caused delay.
(d) The captain's concern, ironic flaws that caused delay.

5. In what year did Franklin invent his famous stove?
(a) 1740.
(b) 1736.
(c) 1738.
(d) 1742.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the colonial military group arrived in these territories, however, they found what?

2. On a brief trip to London, Franklin proposed what?

3. The president would confer with a council representing which group?

4. Franklin wrote that if you performed an act of kindness for a person, what would that person do?

5. Many Quakers did not believe in war, but few opposed the militia for what reason?

Short Essay Questions

1. What disturbed Franklin regarding the British capability to defend the colonies?

2. What did the colonies do subsequent to the initial two troops serving under General Braddock?

3. What transpired when the colonies proposed their united government to the British crown?

4. What personal problems did Franklin sustain as a result of his delaying his trip to England to negotiate with Lord Loudoun?

5. What was Franklin's approach to Captain Denny upon his arrival from England?

6. How did Franklin respond to the British reaction to their suspicions of the American colonies?

7. When troubles arose between the Assembly and Captain Denny, what initially took place when Lord Loudoun was sent over from England?

8. What was Franklin able to do once he had sold most of his businesses?

9. What sort of education system did Franklin develop?

10. In terms of libeling, what guidelines did Franklin note he printed his newspaper by?

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