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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Adams call Washington in a letter written a year earlier that surfaces and is printed in a newspaper?
(a) Derelict
(b) Apostate
(c) Devotee
(d) Anarchist

2. What did the members of Congress feel about Adams?
(a) He was too provincial
(b) He was a major irritant
(c) He was the first among them
(d) He was not intellectual

3. What prevented Adams from attending his mother's funeral?
(a) Threatening weather
(b) A long-standing feud
(c) The prospect of war
(d) Religious differences

4. What is the name of Jefferson's Virginia home?
(a) Belle Monde
(b) Montgomery
(c) Mont Verde
(d) Monticello

5. What was an important topic of debate related to the Articles of Confederation?
(a) Military
(b) Voting
(c) Agriculture
(d) Taxation

Short Answer Questions

1. From which country did the United States hope to receive military aid?

2. Who do Abigail and Nabby encounter in Boston?

3. At what location are Washington's troops fighting the invading British troops in August 1776?

4. Who is elected Vice President when Adams is elected President?

5. Who crafted the words of the Declaration of Independence?

(see the answer key)

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