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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. References to what subject were removed from the declaration?
(a) War
(b) Slavery
(c) Greed
(d) Taxes

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

3. What precipitates the British leaving Boston Harbor in 1776?
(a) The Battle of Bunker Hill
(b) They ran out of tea
(c) The king has recalled them
(d) Illness is running rampant

4. What morbid premonition of Abigail's comes true in July of 1777?
(a) Their home is torched
(b) She delivers a stillborn daughter
(c) Her sister dies
(d) John is taken prisoner

5. What was the Olive Branch Petition?
(a) A new ruling by the Supreme Court
(b) A document sent to France to avoid war
(c) A document petitioning the delegates to behave civilly
(d) A document aimed at reconciliation with Britain

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Novangelus?

2. What is the name of Abigail's sister with whom she shares her innermost feelings?

3. In what year does the book begin?

4. Who crafted the words of the Declaration of Independence?

5. What does Congress appoint Franklin in September of 1778?

(see the answer key)

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