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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who collaborated with George Washington on his Farewell Address?
(a) Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.
(b) Abigail Adams and Martha Washington.
(c) Alexander Hamilton and James Madison.
(d) Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.

2. What was written into the US Constitution that directly affected this petition?
(a) The Constitution does not recognize Quakers as an authorized religion.
(b) Congress cannot hear any petitions regarding any subject.
(c) Constitution states that Congress cannot consider any petitions during February.
(d) Constitution prohibited Congress from passing any law regarding the slave trade until 1808.

3. Who was Talleyrand?
(a) A general from the Revolutionary War.
(b) John Adams' Vice President.
(c) The French foreign minister.
(d) The author of the first American Dictionary.

4. Who did Adams appoint as American Minister to Prussia?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Aaron Burr.
(d) His son, John Quincy Adams.

5. What did Representative John Page say was the real threat of the petition?
(a) Financial Ruin.
(b) Civil War.
(c) Abolition.
(d) Silence.

6. Who was John Adams' closest friend and confidante?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) His wife, Abigail.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

7. Which states included a law in their state constitutions that made slavery illegal?
(a) Virginia and New Jersey.
(b) Texas and Alabama.
(c) Vermont and Maine.
(d) Vermont and New Hampshire.

8. Who did some people think actually authored the letter without input from George Washington?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Sally Hemings.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) Martha Washington.

9. Representative Elbridge Gerry proposed that the slave owners be compensated for their slaves by purchasing them for a set amount. What was this amount?
(a) 10 Million Dollars.
(b) One Billion Dollars.
(c) 100 Million Dollars.
(d) 10 Billion Dollars.

10. What did George Washington do to quell the Whiskey Rebellion?
(a) He sent the militia to Pennsylvania.
(b) He paid the ransom.
(c) He sent Thomas Jefferson to negotiate.
(d) He wrote a letter to the Philadelphia newspaper.

11. How was Jay's Treaty received in the public?
(a) It was passed without comment.
(b) It was ignored.
(c) It was met with huge approval.
(d) It was met with strong objections.

12. How many years did George Washington lead the country?
(a) Two.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twenty.

13. How was the American republic viewed by the English and French governments at this time?
(a) An equal and respected country.
(b) A major danger to their way of life.
(c) Minor distraction.
(d) The most important country in the world.

14. What office did John Adams have in George Washington's Presidency?
(a) Secretary of Agriculture.
(b) Vice President.
(c) Secretary of State.
(d) Ambassador to Germany.

15. What was the subject of the petitions to the House of Representatives that caused so much controversy on February 11, 1790?
(a) Ending the African slave trade in the USA.
(b) Revoking the women's right to vote.
(c) Declaring November 25 the official date to celebrate Thanksgiving.
(d) Declaring December 25 the official date of Christmas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which states during this debate were the most aggressive in defending their right to own slaves?

2. When did George Washington die?

3. Where did Jefferson spend most of his term as vice president?

4. Why did the framers of the Constitution avoid the issue of slavery?

5. What did Representative Jackson base his pro-slavery position upon?

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