John Adams Reading Quiz

John Adams Reading Quiz

8th Grade

17 Qs

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John Adams Reading Quiz

John Adams Reading Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

8th Grade

Medium

Created by

Rebecca Binch

Used 4+ times

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17 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 2 pts

What evidence proves that John Adams was a well-educated man?

He was Vice-President of the United States under George Washington.

He was respected as a key figure of early U.S. history.

He was the second president of the United States.

He studied at Harvard College and became an accomplished lawyer.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Why did George Washington voluntarily surrender power after serving as president for eight years?

He believed that the new government needed a king instead of a president.

He believed that the United States needed a president not an elected king.

He was forced to step down due to constitutional rules.

He lost the election of 1796.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What did Washington call home and retire to?

Mount Vernon, Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mount Vernon, Virginia

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What role did John Adams serve in before becoming president?

Secretary of State

Vice President

Speaker of the House

Governor

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What was the name of the party who nominated John Adams for president in the Election of 1796?

Democratic-Republicans

Federalists

Democrats

Republicans

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Who was John Adams's vice president?

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

Alexander Hamilton

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Why do you think the Twelfth Amendment was passed? (Why did leaders think it was important to change the way president and vice-president were determined?)

The original way led to complications and tensions between president and vice-president.

The way it was first done was too confusing and they were not sure how to count the votes in the Electoral College.

They needed to change the way they were elected because leaders were taking advantage of the Electoral College.

The original way of using the Electoral College was not an effective way to elect the president and vice-president so leaders decided to use the popular vote.

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