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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. What does Congress appoint Franklin in September of 1778?
(a) Minister Plenipotentiary to France
(b) Secretary of State
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Secretary of the Treasury

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

3. To what position is Adams appointed?
(a) Commander in Chief of the Army
(b) Secretary of the Navy
(c) Commissioner to France
(d) Attorney General

4. From which country did the United States hope to receive military aid?
(a) Italy
(b) Canada
(c) Germany
(d) France

5. For what attribute of his does Adams thank God?
(a) Humor
(b) Patience
(c) Stubbornness
(d) Intelligence

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year was John Adams born?

3. Who accompanies Adams to England?

4. In what year does the book begin?

5. What was the Olive Branch Petition?

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