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

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

3. The congress voted that there should be how many legislative bodies in the new government?
(a) 5
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3

4. Why did Benjamin Franklin go to Canada during this time?
(a) To see family members
(b) To determine if Canda would become the 14th colony
(c) To go hunting
(d) To intervene in the French and Indian War

5. What was the main method of communication between John and Abigail?
(a) Short notes
(b) Military messages
(c) Long letters
(d) Dispatches

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Olive Branch Petition?

2. Why is Abigail especially melancholy by another one of John's absences?

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

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

5. How long did it take for the Declaration of Independence document to be printed for signatures?

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