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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who defended the British soldiers accused of killing the British citizens?
(a) Thomas Jefferson
(b) John Adams
(c) Samuel Adams
(d) Thomas Paine

3. What was the core message of Adam's "Braintree Instructions"?
(a) No taxation without representation
(b) How to plant a field
(c) How to become a lawyer
(d) How to publish a book

4. On what day was the Declaration of Independence approved?
(a) July 4, 1775
(b) July 4, 1776
(c) July 5, 1776
(d) July 1, 1776

5. When was the last signature affixed to the Declaration of Independence?
(a) July 1776
(b) November 1776
(c) January 1777
(d) August 1776

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where was John Adams born?

4. How long did Adams remain in Philadelphia?

5. In what city was the Declaration of Independence approved?

(see the answer key)

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