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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 Sally send to France as a present for the Queen?

2. How are Benjamin Franklin's family history disguised as?

3. What position did Benjamin Franklin take at the Masonic lodge in France?

4. When did Deborah Franklin die?

5. Who replaced Silas Deane in France, according to "Chapter Fourteen"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened on December 16, 1773?

2. Who secretly met with Franklin?

3. What did Congress accept in May 1785 ,and what did Franklin do?

4. What did Franklin inadvertently invent?

5. What happened to William after Benjamin Franklin's death?

6. What did Franklin edit in Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence?

7. Where did Franklin travel in August 1771 and whom did he meet?

8. What did Franklin attempt to do when he went to France, in "Chapter Thirteen"?

9. What could Americans not agree on?

10. What did the Second Continental Congress create?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Socratic method and how it influenced Franklin's arguments, as well as relationships with others.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the relationship between France and the colonies in the 1700's.

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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