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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what is the pamphlet "A Summary of the Rights of British America" a first draft?
(a) Declaration of Treachery by King George III.
(b) Declaration of Independence.
(c) Constitution for the Freedom of Colonial America.
(d) Articles of the Confederation.

2. Like many Virginia aristocrats, what does Jefferson equate to land?
(a) Growth.
(b) Struggle.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Slaves.

3. When does Polly die?
(a) In old age.
(b) In childbirth.
(c) As a small child.
(d) While she is in France.

4. Who is raising Maria, known as Polly, Jefferson?
(a) John Wales.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Slaves in Virginia.
(d) Ben Franklin.

5. What is the nickname Ellis gives for Sally Hemings?
(a) Black Sal.
(b) White Sally.
(c) Silly Sally.
(d) Sally Forth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have several historians pointed out does not exist between a master and a slave?

2. When he is elected president, what does George Washington offer Jefferson?

3. What do both Franklin Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover claim about Jefferson?

4. Of what descent is Hamilton?

5. What is the cause of friction for Jefferson?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might the audience have been too polite to discuss Jefferson's slave ownership and relationship with Sally Hemings?

2. What are two central features of Jefferson's personality?

3. What happens to Virginia under Jefferson's guidance?

4. What story does Jefferson glamorize to benefit himself?

5. What does Jefferson do with his companions once they arrive in France?

6. Why does Madison let Jefferson know that his name is being put forth as the Republican Party's candidate for president through coded letters?

7. What is known about Jefferson prior to his becoming a political figure?

8. Why does Jefferson not want to return to Philadelphia?

9. What are two of Jefferson's untruths in his pamphlets?

10. How does Martha Wales Jefferson die?

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