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What did John Adams' father do during

the winter to keep earning an income?
A. He made wagon wheels.
B. He herded cattle.
C. He was a shoe maker.
D. He delivered mail.

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Adams was primarily a farmer during the growing season, and also worked as a shoemaker, for which he earned “hard money” as a trade during the winters. He was a freeholder, who owned rather than rented his land
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I believe he was a shoe maker!
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