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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 did Williams receive that created strife with Benjamin Franklin?

2. Who survived the British expedition against the French in the Ohio Valley to become a pillar of the Revolutionary war?

3. When was Benjamin Franklin born?

4. What did Benjamin Franklin think of the bill proposed by the Proprietors?

5. How long did Benjamin Franklin stay in England on his third voyage there?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Union Fire Company?

2. Who was William Kieth, according to "Chapter Three"?

3. What did Braddock underestimate and what did Franklin do to help the situation?

4. What was Franklin's view of the role of women?

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

6. What cut into Franklin's income at the end of 1766?

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

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

9. What three areas did Franklin attack the Penns over?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the influence of Franklin's family on his life, and examine how Franklin's childhood influenced his adult life.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Franklin's role in the Indian War as a leader of early American government, as well as a writer.

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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