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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. Franklin's son died of smallpox at what age?

2. A new preacher named Mr. Whitefield arrived in Philadelphia in what year?

3. Two expenses that the colonists sought repayment of were what?

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

5. Franklin wrote the Almanac to provide what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What were some of the improvements to Philadelphia that Franklin participated in?

5. What was the initial activity of this militia supported by taxpayers?

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

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

8. What was Franklin's involvement in Philadelphia's first town hospital?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Franklin approach his relationship with Miss Read from the time they initially met? How did it evolve?

Essay Topic 2

How did Franklin exploit the game of chess? What were his contributions to the game?

Essay Topic 3

What course did Franklin pursue to initially get and remain published when still a teenager? How did his writing progress under his first publisher?

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