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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. Which American envoy disliked both Adams and Franklin?
(a) William Pierce
(b) Silas Deane
(c) Edward Biddle
(d) Arthur Lee

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

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

4. What event causes Congress to flee from Philadelphia?
(a) A smallpox epidemic
(b) The Battle of Saratoga
(c) The Battle of Bunker Hill
(d) The Battle of Brandywine Creek

5. ___________________ wrote that "These are the times that try men's souls."
(a) Thomas Paine
(b) Benjamin Franklin
(c) Samuel Adams
(d) George Washington

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does this chapter begin?

2. What precipitates the British leaving Boston Harbor in 1776?

3. When was the Boston Tea Party?

4. What British officer did Adams and Franklin travel to meet?

5. What was the core message of Adam's "Braintree Instructions"?

(see the answer key)

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