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Which city did Benjamin Franklin enter as a seventeen-year-old in 1720?
Which city did Benjamin Franklin enter as a seventeen-year-old in 1720?
What was the prevailing atmosphere of Philadelphia when Benjamin Franklin arrived?
What was the prevailing atmosphere of Philadelphia when Benjamin Franklin arrived?
Why did Americans in the colonies begin to realize that they were thriving?
Why did Americans in the colonies begin to realize that they were thriving?
Who created the Dominion of New England in 1686?
Who created the Dominion of New England in 1686?
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What was the purpose of creating the Dominion of New England?
What was the purpose of creating the Dominion of New England?
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Why were the colonists outraged by Sir Edmund Andros?
Why were the colonists outraged by Sir Edmund Andros?
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Which colony did William Penn found?
Which colony did William Penn found?
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What was the meaning of the name 'Philadelphia'?
What was the meaning of the name 'Philadelphia'?
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Which group of people did William Penn welcome to his colony?
Which group of people did William Penn welcome to his colony?
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What was the Quaker policy toward the Native Americans in Pennsylvania?
What was the Quaker policy toward the Native Americans in Pennsylvania?
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Which colony was surpassed in population and wealth only by Virginia and Massachusetts by 1700?
Which colony was surpassed in population and wealth only by Virginia and Massachusetts by 1700?
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Which colony was granted its own assembly in 1703, but remained under the governor of Pennsylvania until the American Revolution?
Which colony was granted its own assembly in 1703, but remained under the governor of Pennsylvania until the American Revolution?
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Which colonies came to be known as the 'bread colonies' due to their heavy exports of grain?
Which colonies came to be known as the 'bread colonies' due to their heavy exports of grain?
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Which colonies had fewer industries than New England, but more than the South?
Which colonies had fewer industries than New England, but more than the South?
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Which event led to the collapse of the Dominion of New England in America?
Which event led to the collapse of the Dominion of New England in America?
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What was the consequence of the Glorious Revolution in America?
What was the consequence of the Glorious Revolution in America?
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Which group of dissenters arose in England during the mid-1600s?
Which group of dissenters arose in England during the mid-1600s?
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What was the belief of the Quakers regarding military service?
What was the belief of the Quakers regarding military service?
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True or false: The Dominion of New England was created by the colonists themselves through the New England Confederation.
True or false: The Dominion of New England was created by the colonists themselves through the New England Confederation.
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True or false: The Dominion of New England aimed to strengthen colonial defense in case of war with the Native Americans.
True or false: The Dominion of New England aimed to strengthen colonial defense in case of war with the Native Americans.
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True or false: Sir Edmund Andros was well-liked by the colonists due to his affiliation with the Church of England.
True or false: Sir Edmund Andros was well-liked by the colonists due to his affiliation with the Church of England.
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True or false: The Glorious Revolution in England led to the collapse of the Dominion of New England in America.
True or false: The Glorious Revolution in England led to the collapse of the Dominion of New England in America.
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True or false: The Quakers in Pennsylvania refused to pay taxes to support the established Church of England.
True or false: The Quakers in Pennsylvania refused to pay taxes to support the established Church of England.
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True or false: The Quakers believed in passive resistance and refused military service.
True or false: The Quakers believed in passive resistance and refused military service.
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True or false: William Penn was attracted to the Quaker faith at the age of sixteen.
True or false: William Penn was attracted to the Quaker faith at the age of sixteen.
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True or false: William Penn's father disapproved of his son's decision to embrace the Quaker faith?
True or false: William Penn's father disapproved of his son's decision to embrace the Quaker faith?
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True or false: Pennsylvania was named after William Penn himself?
True or false: Pennsylvania was named after William Penn himself?
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True or false: Pennsylvania was the best advertised of all the colonies?
True or false: Pennsylvania was the best advertised of all the colonies?
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True or false: Quaker tolerance proved to be the undoing of Quaker Indian policy in Pennsylvania?
True or false: Quaker tolerance proved to be the undoing of Quaker Indian policy in Pennsylvania?
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True or false: Benjamin Franklin was born in Philadelphia?
True or false: Benjamin Franklin was born in Philadelphia?
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True or false: The British were heavily involved in governing the American colonies during this time period?
True or false: The British were heavily involved in governing the American colonies during this time period?
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True or false: Population growth and improvements in transportation and communication contributed to the thriving of the American colonies?
True or false: Population growth and improvements in transportation and communication contributed to the thriving of the American colonies?
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True or false: Philadelphia had three hundred houses and twenty-five hundred people within two years of its establishment?
True or false: Philadelphia had three hundred houses and twenty-five hundred people within two years of its establishment?
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True or false: By 1700, Pennsylvania was surpassed in population and wealth only by Virginia and Massachusetts?
True or false: By 1700, Pennsylvania was surpassed in population and wealth only by Virginia and Massachusetts?
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True or false: William Penn was fully appreciated by his colonists in Pennsylvania?
True or false: William Penn was fully appreciated by his colonists in Pennsylvania?
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True or false: Delaware was named after Lord De La Warr, the military governor of Virginia in 1610?
True or false: Delaware was named after Lord De La Warr, the military governor of Virginia in 1610?
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Which colony had a more ethnically mixed population compared to other settlements?
Which colony had a more ethnically mixed population compared to other settlements?
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Which colony had a considerable amount of economic and social democracy?
Which colony had a considerable amount of economic and social democracy?
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Who is often regarded as the most representative American personality of his era?
Who is often regarded as the most representative American personality of his era?
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Which of the following rivers played a vital role in the middle colonies?
Which of the following rivers played a vital role in the middle colonies?
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What distinguished the middle colonies from both New England and the southern plantation group?
What distinguished the middle colonies from both New England and the southern plantation group?
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What was the prevailing atmosphere in Philadelphia when Benjamin Franklin arrived?
What was the prevailing atmosphere in Philadelphia when Benjamin Franklin arrived?
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True or false: The middle colonies were known as the 'bread colonies' due to their heavy exports of grain?
True or false: The middle colonies were known as the 'bread colonies' due to their heavy exports of grain?
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True or false: The middle colonies had fewer industries than New England, but more than the South?
True or false: The middle colonies had fewer industries than New England, but more than the South?
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True or false: The middle colonies were the most American part of America?
True or false: The middle colonies were the most American part of America?
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True or false: The population in the middle colonies was more ethnically mixed than in other settlements.
True or false: The population in the middle colonies was more ethnically mixed than in other settlements.
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True or false: Benjamin Franklin was born in puritanical Boston.
True or false: Benjamin Franklin was born in puritanical Boston.
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True or false: The middle colonies had a considerable amount of economic and social democracy.
True or false: The middle colonies had a considerable amount of economic and social democracy.
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