Who did it?
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
What was Franklin trying to achieve during his lifetime?
moral perfection
Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote of his capture in Africa? ENTIRE NAME
Olaudah Equiano
the people you write for
audience
This man spoke at the Virginia Convention.
Patrick Henry
How many virtues did Franklin list?
13
What was the purpose of the document?
To formally declare independence from England
Why is Olaudah allowed on deck of the ship?
He was only 11, or he was sick
when you ask a question but don't want it answered
rhetorical question
This person wrote about the Middle Passage.
Olaudah Equiano
What virtue was Franklin's most important?
temperance
What 3 rights does the Declaration say we have?
life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness
What happened to the extra fish that were caught by the sailors?
They threw them overboard.
an era of logic
the Age of Reason or the Enlightenment
He theorized the presence of ocean currents.
Ben Franklin
What virtue was Franklin's most difficult?
order
a tyrant
What happened to the 3 slaves that jumped overboard?
Two of them drowned. The one who survived was beaten to death as an example.
getting someone to do what you want
persuasion
He wrote about a "speckled ax".
Ben Franklin
Name one thing that Ben Franklin invented from our notes.
a new stove, bifocals, the armonica, the odometer, swim fins, daylight savings time, the lightening rod
List one of the two statements of Jefferson's were stricken from the final draft of the declaration.
1. He called Parliament corrupt.
2. He included a strong statement against slavery.
What item did the navigator of the ship show to Olaudah?
the quadrant
telling your own story
autobiography