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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What major disease was running rampant in 1776?
(a) Measles
(b) Bubonic plague
(c) Diptheria
(d) Smallpox

2. From which country did the United States hope to receive military aid?
(a) Italy
(b) Canada
(c) France
(d) Germany

3. What is the name of John Adams' wife?
(a) Ann
(b) Martha
(c) Amy
(d) Abigail

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

5. What morbid premonition of Abigail's comes true in July of 1777?
(a) Her sister dies
(b) Their home is torched
(c) She delivers a stillborn daughter
(d) John is taken prisoner

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Adams' role during the debate for independence on July 1, 1776?

2. Why did Abigail think the Southern delegates were hypocritical?

3. According to congress, how long should judges serve?

4. What was a critical step for the new country?

5. Why did Benjamin Franklin go to Canada during this time?

(see the answer key)

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