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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. Of what is the pamphlet "A Summary of the Rights of British America" a first draft?

2. Why is little known about Jefferson's early history?

3. How does Jefferson arrive in Philadelphia for the first Continental Congress?

4. Who claims this president?

5. What does Jefferson decide to plant in the place of tobacco?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do John Wales and Thomas Jefferson possibly have in common?

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

4. What three articles is he known for writing?

5. Why are the Hemingses allowed to live at Mulberry Row and work in the house?

6. How does Jefferson receive advice from Abigail Adams while he is in France?

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

8. What story does Jefferson glamorize to benefit himself?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jefferson writes the Declaration of independence.

Part 1) How long does it take Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence?

Part 2) Why might it have taken him this amount of time to write it?

Part 3) By what and whom is he inspired? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Jefferson arrives in Philadelphia and Paris in luxury with a lot of pomp.

Part 1) Why does he choose to enter in this fashion?

Part 2) How does this flashy lifestyle contradict his views?

Part 3) His entrance to Washington, D.C. is very different from that of Philadelphia and Paris. How is it different? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Jefferson idealizes nature.

Part 1) What does he believe about the natural world?

Part 2) What examples from the text show he idealizes nature?

Part 3) Is he correct in his belief? Why or why not?

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