Revised Abigail Adams Quiz Count Down to STAAR

What was the name of the act that required colonists to provide housing and supplies to British soldiers?

• The Stamp Act

• The Quartering Act

• The Townshend Acts

• The Tea Act

Which event is known as the first battle of the American Revolution?

• The Battle of Yorktown

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

• The Battles of Lexington and Concord

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

What was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?

• To enforce British laws in the colonies

• To draft the Declaration of Independence

• To coordinate resistance to British policies

• To organize the Boston Tea Party

Which act taxed almost all printed materials in the colonies?

• The Sugar Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Currency Act

• The Quartering Act

What was the significance of the year 1776 in American history?

• The year the Revolutionary War ended

• The year the Boston Tea Party took place

• The year the Declaration of Independence was signed

• The year the first Continental Congress met

Who was Abigail Adams?

• The first female president of the United States

• A famous British general during the American Revolution

• The wife of John Adams who advocated for women's rights

• The author of "Common Sense"

Which phrase expresses the main idea of paragraph 2?

• She wrote several articles on the rights of women.

• She was respected and her advice was sought after.

• She traveled a lot and spoke at many conferences.

• She was a great admirer of books and collected them.

What did Abigail Adams fail to do according to the text excerpt?

• She could not convince her husband to include women in the new code of laws.

• She did not write any articles on women's rights.

• She never traveled to speak about women's rights.

• She did not collect any books on women's rights.

What action did Abigail Adams take to express her views?

• She wrote letters to her husband insisting on the importance of women's rights.

• She organized protests for women's rights.

• She became a politician to change the laws herself.

• She wrote a book on the rights of women.