
Benjamin Franklin-Liberty Learning Handout
Authored by Meredith Lesnansky
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7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
FILL IN THE BLANK IN THIS SENTENCE: When 17-year-old Benjamin Franklin stumbled into the American colonial city of Philadelphia in 1723, he was a _______ owning nothing but the clothes on his back.
writer
runaway
stowaway
philosopher
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Where was Benjamin Franklin's family home?
Boise
New Hampshire
Boston
Pennsylvania
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Why did 17-year-old Benjamin Franklin leave his family home in Boston?
To escape the scoldings he received from his domineering older brother James
To escape the coming war and tragedy of the Revolutionary War
To escape the from marrying the local old maid named Junto who was said to be a witch
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Who was Silence Dogood?
This was the name of a village young maiden that Benjamin Franklin was going to marry
Benjamin Franklin used the name to secretly write letters to his brother's newspaper
This was a great scientist and writer of the colonial time who had a large influence on philosophy
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
When did Benjamin Franklin buy his own newspaper?
1897
1777
1729
1492
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What was the name of the newspaper Benjamin Franklin pruchased on his own in 1729?
The Constitutional Convention
The Pennsylvania Gazette
The Albany Plan
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Why did Franklin's club, the Junto, meet?
This club was planning the French and Indian War
It was critical in establishing a free nation and serving the people
The club discussed and implemented civic improvement projects
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