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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did John Adams ask his wife to save for history?
(a) Photos of their children.
(b) All of his letters.
(c) The outfit he wore when he was inaugurated.
(d) His favorite shoes.

2. At the time of the American Revolution, what was the most powerful military force in the world?
(a) Chinese Red Guard.
(b) Taliban.
(c) British army and navy.
(d) Spanish Armada.

3. According to the author, what action would have ended the move for American Independence?
(a) British commanders prosecuting the war more vigorously.
(b) Spain's entry into the war on the side of America.
(c) The invention of the atomic bomb.
(d) Better use of horses by either army.

4. What are the two recognized methods to tell the story of the American formative years?
(a) Communisim and Democracy.
(b) Washington and Adams.
(c) Tories and Whigs.
(d) Pure Republicanism and the Jeffersonian interpretations.

5. In its most simple terms, how did the Constitutional Convention formulate its documents?
(a) All were written by Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Through debates, letters, private discussions and presentations at the meetings.
(c) Abigail Adams kep the minutes and published them in their entirety after the convention ended.
(d) Unknown, all meetings were held in secret and no records were kept.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the primary form of communication in America during 1787-89?

2. What country is the oldest enduring republic in world history?

3. What did John Adams see as the paradox facing the new republic?

4. What do some historians call the politics and events of the 1790s in America?

5. What form of government was initiated by the American Revolution?

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