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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the primary form of communication in America during 1787-89?
2. What is the Code Duello?
3. How long did it take Hamilton to write the Report on Public Credit?
4. How many delegates were at the Constitutional Convention?
5. In what state did the duel occur?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Thomas Jefferson's style of diplomacy.
2. Why was this time--the decades immediately following America's independence from England--so vital?
3. What were some of Hamilton's claims against Burr? Describe in detail, and give instances where Hamilton speaks against Burr?
4. Why was it so important that Hamilton and Madison meet away from the public eye?
5. What was the importance of the 1800 Presidential election?
6. What roles did the seconds (Pendleton and Van Ness) have in the days before the duel? Describe how each one played out these roles, and how they handled their roles after the duel.
7. Describe this generation of men such as John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
8. Describe the reputations of Burr and Hamilton. What personality traits led them to end up in a duel?
9. Why was Virginia so important to the decisions of this time?
10. Why was Madison so opposed to Hamilton's suggestion that the debts of the states be assumed by the federal government?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the quote of John Adams that he and Jefferson had much to explain to each other before they died. What did they need to discuss? How did this discussion through the lengthy correspondence affect history?
Essay Topic 2
What do you believe the team of Adams and Jefferson could have accomplished had they been on the same side politically during Adams' presidency? Do you believe the method of using the two top vote winners to create a President and Vice President would work in today's political climate? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Compare John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Include their family background, their economic state, their vision of democracy and work habits. Which was the stronger politician, and which was the stronger statesman, in your opinion? What made them a great team?
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