Liberty Kids Episode 10 Postmaster General Franklin

Both sides of the war were writing letters using __________ during the war?

• quills

• Morse code

• invisible ink

• ancient Greek symbols

Who controlled the mail system?

• Colonists

• The French

• The British

• Farmers

• The mail system was independent

Who was the father of the modern postal service?

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Paul Revere

• John Adams

Where was Sarah and James' end destination?

• New York

• New Jersey

• Delaware

• Boston

Why were colonists nervous about sending letters through the mail?

• The mail was often lost in storms.

• The mail was extremely slow.

• British soldiers were burning down mail stations.

• Loyalists and Tories were opening mail to expose revolutionaries.

What did the letter "F" stand for in shorthand letter language?

• Freedom

• Fire

• Flags

• Fighting

In what year was the American post system founded?

• 1774

• 1775

• 1776

• 1777

Fire could uncover the invisible ink created by what chemical?

• Ferrous Carbon

• Ferrous Sulfate

• Carbon Dioxide

• Sulfur Carbonate

When the United States Constitution was signed, how many post offices were there in the USA?

• 10

• 75

• 150

• 1,000

How many post offices are in the USA today?

• About 10,000

• About 20,000

• About 40,000

• About 100,000