John Adams
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What was John Adams' home town?
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What was Adams' profession?
Lawyer
Merchant
Publisher
Sailor
Adams practiced law in Boston for 12 years and served briefly in the state legislature of Massachusetts.
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What was Adams’ role in the trials against British soldiers involved in the 1770 ”Boston massacre”?
Attourney
Prosecutor
Judge
Jury
successfully defended British soldiers against murder charges.
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What’s the name of John Adams’ cousin, also a founding father?
Samuel Adams
Platt Adams
Thomas Adams
Isaac Adams
Samuel Adams has given name to a popular brand of beer.
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What was Adams' role during the war of independence?
Diplomat in Europe
Commander-in-Chief
Chief of staff
Attorney General
During his stay in the Netherlands, he arranged for important loans to help fund the war effort.
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Adams helped negotiate the peace treaty that ended the war. Where was the treaty negotiated and signed?
The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783 by representatives of Great Britain and the USA including Adams.
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Adams devoted much of his presidency to avoiding war with what country?
France
Great Britain
Mexico
Spain
After the revolution overthrew the French royalty, the United States refused to pay its debt. This angered France.
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What was Adams' role during Washington's presidency?
Vice President
Attorney General
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of State
Adams held the post for both of Washington’s terms, but he found the job boring.
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Along with John Adams, what other former president died on July 4, 1826?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
George Washington
James Monroe
It was the day of the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
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What’s the name of John Adams’ son, the 6th president of USA?
John Quincy Adams
Elmer Ellsworth Adams
John Donley Adams
Henry Cullen Adams
He previously served as the eighth Secretary of State from 1817 to 1825.