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What kinds of paintings were most popular among important people of the time?

• landscape paintings

• family paintings

• religious paintings

• estate paintings

What kind of story was particularly popular at the time?

• captivity stories

• mystery stories

• biographical stories

• mythological stories

The Great Awakening encouraged

• loyalty to the king of England.

• loyalty to preachers.

• the development of self-rule.

• the development of education.

Benjamin Franklin influenced daily life in the colonies by

• promoting religious freedom.

• using reason to improve the world around him.

• explaining the law of gravity.

• improving trade.

Why did public education develop in New England?

• New England families did not have money to pay for private schooling

• New England families wanted to send their children to boarding schools

• New England did not have as many tutors available as in the South

• New Englanders wanted all colonists to be able to read

Besides his writing, Benjamin Franklin is especially well known for his

• philosophical ideas

• formal education

• practical inventions

• improved printing press

The original purpose of colleges in colonial America was to educate

• doctors.

• lawyers.

• ministers.

• teachers.