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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. To what position is Adams appointed in October of 1778?
(a) Commander in Chief of the Army
(b) Minister Plenipotentiary to England
(c) Admiral of the Navy
(d) Prime Minister

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

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

4. In what year does the book begin?
(a) 1775
(b) 1821
(c) 1776
(d) 1800

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did John Adams nominate to command the Continental army?

3. What was the name of the ship on which Adams sailed to Europe?

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

5. In what location does the book begin?

(see the answer key)

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