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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 was Benjamin Franklin supposed to get in London for the printing shop?

2. What did Williams receive that created strife with Benjamin Franklin?

3. What did Benjamin Franklin's writing help create?

4. Who did Benjamin Franklin hope his son would marry?

5. Why did Benjamin Franklin create his militia?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What method did Franklin adopt for his arguments and why?

3. Why did Franklin's family migrate to America, according to "Chapter Two"?

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

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

6. What atmosphere did Franklin recreate?

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

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

9. What were the Paxton Boys?

10. What was Franklin invited to join in December 1730?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Examine the relationship between Britain and the colonies in the 1700s.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the idea of upward mobility, its significance in America, and discuss how Franklin typifies the belief of the American dream.

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