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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who accompanied Adams to France?
(a) Charles Adams
(b) Nabby Adams
(c) Abigail Adams
(d) John Quincy Adams

2. How many votes were necessary to declare independence?
(a) Unanimous
(b) 8
(c) 12
(d) 4

3. What is ultimately signed on September 3, 1783?
(a) The Treaty of Paris
(b) The Declaration of Independence
(c) Dutch Amnesty Resolution
(d) Olive Branch Resolution

4. What did Adams believe of the men gathered with him in Philadelphia?
(a) They were interested primarily in entertainment events
(b) They wanted to declare war on France
(c) Their minds were unsurpassed by an in history
(d) They were mental midgets

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Adams say happened to some of his letters sent to Abigail during this time?

3. To what position is Adams appointed in October of 1778?

4. Which American envoy was sending secret messages to London?

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

(see the answer key)

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