The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Introduction

1. In the order of the U.S. Presidents, when did John Adams and Thomas Jefferson hold the office respectively?

2. How many years after the Declaration of Independence did Adams and Jefferson pass away?

3. Which day was it when both Adams and Jefferson passed away?

4. How was Adams described in the Introduction?

5. Which of the following was not included in Jefferson's description in the Introduction?

6. When did Adams and Jefferson work well together at the Continental Congress?

7. Which letters include less philosophical topics, such as whale-oil and tobacco contracts?

8. In what country was Adams a diplomat in the 1780s?

9. Which position did Jefferson have when Adams was vice-president?

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