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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Richard Henry Lee propose the resolution that Congress should secede from Britain?
(a) July 4th.
(b) June 7th.
(c) June 4th.
(d) July 7th.

2. How many years after the Declaration of Independence did Adams and Jefferson pass away?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twenty five.

3. Which position did Jefferson have when Adams was vice-president?
(a) Secretary of Treasury.
(b) Chief advisor.
(c) Secretary of state.
(d) Speaker of the house.

4. What impressed Adams about Jefferson?
(a) His writing ability and temperament.
(b) His writing ability.
(c) His oratorical ability.
(d) His oratorical ability and temperament.

5. What did Adams and Jefferson use to support their positions in the letters?
(a) Literature and other people's opinions.
(b) Cases from history and other people's opinions.
(c) Cases from history and literature.
(d) Cases from history, other people's opinions, and literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Adams go to help secure formal recognition of American independence?

2. In the order of the U.S. Presidents, when did John Adams and Thomas Jefferson hold the office respectively?

3. How were Adams' negotiations with the Portuguese described in Chapter 3?

4. Where did Adams observe Jefferson's presidency?

5. Which of the following was not included in Jefferson's description in the Introduction?

(see the answer key)

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