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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year is the Second Continental Congress held?
(a) 1775
(b) 1800
(c) 1774
(d) 1776

2. Who did John Adams nominate to command the Continental army?
(a) George Washington
(b) Samuel Adams
(c) William Pierce
(d) John Dickinson

3. According to congress, how long should judges serve?
(a) 15 years
(b) 4 years
(c) For life
(d) 10 years

4. What precipitates the British leaving Boston Harbor in 1776?
(a) Illness is running rampant
(b) The king has recalled them
(c) The Battle of Bunker Hill
(d) They ran out of tea

5. With whom do Adams and George Washington meet in January of 1776?
(a) King George
(b) Shawnee Indians
(c) Caughnawaga Indians
(d) Thomas Jefferson

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of John Adams' wife?

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

3. What event occurred in May of 1765 that enraged the colonists?

4. What did the people of Boston call an event where five citizens were killed by British soldiers?

5. In what location does the book begin?

(see the answer key)

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