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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the delegates led a movement to reconcile with England?
(a) Thomas Jefferson
(b) John Penn
(c) John Dickinson
(d) John Hancock

2. In what city was the Declaration of Independence approved?
(a) Philadelphia
(b) Trenton
(c) New York
(d) Boston

3. Who did Adams say depended on Congress' decision to split from England?
(a) Unborn generations
(b) His family
(c) New England
(d) His church

4. In what year does the book begin?
(a) 1821
(b) 1776
(c) 1775
(d) 1800

5. Why did Abigail think the Southern delegates were hypocritical?
(a) They wanted freedom from England but still kept women dependent
(b) They were working for freedom of the United States but still owned slaves
(c) They wanted a voting system but would not let women vote
(d) They talked about freedom of religion but restricted their parishes

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did John Adams go to Philadelphia in 1774?

2. What was one of the objectives of the Second Continental Congress?

3. Who did John Adams nominate to command the Continental army?

4. To what town does Adams move his family in 1771?

5. What was the assumed British knowledge about Adams?

(see the answer key)

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