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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event causes Congress to flee from Philadelphia?
(a) The Battle of Saratoga
(b) The Battle of Brandywine Creek
(c) A smallpox epidemic
(d) The Battle of Bunker Hill

2. What was the name of the ship on which Adams sailed to Europe?
(a) Brigadier
(b) Boston
(c) Bella
(d) Brandywine

3. What did the members of Congress feel about Adams?
(a) He was too provincial
(b) He was the first among them
(c) He was not intellectual
(d) He was a major irritant

4. Who is succeeding Benjamin Franklin as minister to France?
(a) Samuel Adams
(b) John Hancock
(c) George Washington
(d) Thomas Jefferson

5. In what city was the Declaration of Independence approved?
(a) Philadelphia
(b) New York
(c) Trenton
(d) Boston

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Abigail call John when his letters lost their romantic ardor?

2. What is the name of the ship taking the Adamses to France in 1779?

3. Who accompanies Adams to England?

4. How long did Adams remain in Philadelphia?

5. What did Adams do in May of 1782?

(see the answer key)

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