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

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

3. What is the name of John Adams' wife?
(a) Amy
(b) Ann
(c) Abigail
(d) Martha

4. Who did Adams say depended on Congress' decision to split from England?
(a) His family
(b) New England
(c) His church
(d) Unborn generations

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Boston Tea Party?

2. When was the last signature affixed to the Declaration of Independence?

3. What did Adams call Abigail in addition to being a choice wife?

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

5. How old was Benjamin Franklin at the time of the Second Continental Congress?

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