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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what town does Adams move his family in 1771?
(a) Braintree
(b) Danbury
(c) Cambridge
(d) Groton

2. Who summons Adams to Paris to sign a peace treaty?
(a) Thomas Jefferson
(b) Benjamin Franklin
(c) John Jay
(d) Arthur Eames

3. To whom is the Adams family farm rented?
(a) Phoebe Abdee
(b) Benjamin Blackstone
(c) Samuel Adams
(d) Dr. Rush

4. What does Adams do when the ship is beached for repairs in Spain?
(a) Stays in Spain to take Spanish lessons
(b) Waits for the repairs to be finished
(c) Hires another ship
(d) Sets off on foot

5. What is the name of Abigail's sister with whom she shares her innermost feelings?
(a) Marie Cranston
(b) Mary Cranch
(c) Mary Cranston
(d) Emma Cranch

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the delegates led a movement to reconcile with England?

2. The congress voted that there should be how many legislative bodies in the new government?

3. What does Adams vow after the signing of the document?

4. At what age did John Adams enter Harvard University?

5. What does Congress appoint Franklin in September of 1778?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Adams react when his ship is wrecked in a storm and he must be repaired in Spain.

2. What historic event severely wounded Adams' law practice in Boston?

3. What were the three factions vying for power at the Second Continental Congress?

4. Why was Abigail so apprehensive about going to John in Europe?

5. Why did Adams move to Holland?

6. What were the circumstances of the actual signing of the Declaration of Independence?

7. What was the nature of the meeting requested by British General Howe with Adams, Franklin and Rutledge?

8. Describe John Adams.

9. Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" went a long way to rally New Englanders to war. Explain how John Adams found weakness in Paine and his document.

10. What was Adams' experience at the Second Continental Congress which began in February of 1776?

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