"I Am Glad to Find That You Desire to Revive the the Affectionate

question 38

Multiple Choice

"I ...am glad to find that you desire to revive the affectionate Intercourse,that formerly existed between us.It will be very agreeable to me;indeed nothing has ever hurt me so much and affected me with such keen Sensations,as to find myself deserted in my old age by my only Son;and not only deserted,but to find him taking up Arms against me,in a Cause,wherein my good Fame,Fortune and Life were all at Stake.You conceived,you say,that your Duty to your King and regard for your Country requir'd this.I ought not to blame you for differing in Sentiment with me in Public Affairs.We are Men,all subject to errors.Our opinions are not in our own Power;they are form'd and govern'd much by Circumstances,that are often as inexplicable as they are irresistible.Your Situation was such that few would have censured your remaining Neuter,tho' there are Natural Duties which preceded political ones,and cannot be extinguish'd by them." What was Benjamin Franklin's reaction to his estranged loyalist son William's attempt to reconcile their relationship after the Revolution?

• A) He rejected his attempt to reconcile.
• B) He agreed to reconcile,although they remained in disagreement about politics.
• C) He agreed to reconcile and admitted that he had come to support his son's loyalist position.
• D) He agreed to reconcile,but only because his son admitted that he should have supported the patriot cause.