Question

1. analyze cause and effect what realization led to franklins dissatisfaction with british rule?

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1. make inferences franklin said he was feeling his \americanness\ as never before. how might franklin have described the american identity at that time in history?

Explanation:

Question 2 (Analyze Cause and Effect)

Benjamin Franklin realized that the British were treating the American colonies unfairly, such as through unjust taxation (like the Stamp Act, Townshend Acts) and lack of colonial representation in British governance. This unequal treatment, where colonists had to follow British laws without having a say in making them, led to his dissatisfaction with British rule.

At that time (pre - Revolutionary War era), Franklin likely would have described the American identity as one of a people united by a desire for liberty, self - governance, and a shared experience of building a new society. Americans were colonists from various European backgrounds who had come to value their rights and were starting to see themselves as distinct from the British, with a growing sense of community based on their life in the colonies, economic activities (like trade, farming), and the struggle against British oppression.

Answer:

Franklin realized that the British were treating the American colonies unfairly (e.g., through unjust taxation and lack of colonial representation in British governance), which led to his dissatisfaction with British rule.

Question 3 (Make Inferences)