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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 does Jefferson know about some of the revisionist history he writes?

2. Who accompanied Jefferson to France?

3. Why do many men of Jefferson's time refuse to own slaves?

4. How long did Jeffersonians rule the nation?

5. How are Jefferson's political beliefs during those revolutionary times?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the relationship between Abigail Adams and Thomas Jefferson?

2. What two views of Jefferson's about King George III are incompatible?

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

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

5. What is Jefferson's ideal Utopian society?

6. Where is the relationship between Jefferson and Hemings a topic?

7. What do Polly and her mother have in common?

8. Why might the author be surprised by the number of people who attend the evening devoted to Jefferson?

9. Why is Jefferson claimed by many individuals with opposing beliefs?

10. How does Jefferson speak about and treat his slaves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Secretary of State Jefferson engages in vile public clashes with Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury.

Part 1) Describe Alexander Hamilton.

Part 2) Why does Jefferson detest Hamilton?

Part 3) Who else clashes with Hamilton? Why?

Essay Topic 2

One of Jefferson's primary goals is the elimination of the national debt.

Part 1) Of what does he see this as the cause?

Part 2) He is determined to eliminate the national debt and one of his cost-saving measures is dismantling the U.S. Navy. Why does he believe this is a good cost-saving measure?

Part 3) How does this course of action prove to be almost disastrous?

Essay Topic 3

Jefferson loves his wife, but he finds a woman who is a rare equal.

Part 1) Who is this woman?

Part 2) How is she the equal of Jefferson?

Part 3) What type of relationship do these two have?

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