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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who held in his possession the secret minutes of the Constitutional Convention?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) John Quincy Adams.

2. Who was America's first legend?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) Michael Jackson.

3. Where did George Washington live in retirement?
(a) New York City.
(b) Mount Vernon, Virginia.
(c) Monticello.
(d) Quincy.

4. In the author's opinion, what was the direct result of the House's refusal to deal with the subject of slavery in 1790?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Boston Massacre.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) The Whiskey Rebellion.

5. When George Washington wrote to the Cherokee Nation, what did he recommend that they do?
(a) Give up their hunting lifestyle and embrace farming as a way of life.
(b) Move to Mexico.
(c) Marry white people.
(d) Move further west.

6. What political parties existed for the nation?
(a) Green and Indpendent.
(b) Whigs and Tories.
(c) Federalists and Republicans.
(d) Democrats and Republicans.

7. What was one of the concerns shared by pro-slavery and abolitionist factions?
(a) Famine.
(b) Where the slaves would go once freed.
(c) How the navy would handle the mass exodus.
(d) Riots.

8. What did Representative Jackson base his pro-slavery position upon?
(a) The Bible and ministers from Georgia.
(b) The Koran.
(c) His father's teachings.
(d) Documents developed by research at the University of Virginia.

9. How did John and Abigail Adams stay in touch while he was in Philadelphia?
(a) John went home for the weekends.
(b) They spoke on the telephone daily.
(c) They wrote each other letters two or three times per week..
(d) They exchanged e-mails.

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

11. Which state, at the time of the debate, had the largest free-black population?
(a) New York.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Georgia.
(d) South Carolina.

12. What famous American endorsed this petition?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Patrick Henry.
(c) Jesse Jackson.
(d) John Paul Jones.

13. Who was elected president in 1800?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Adams.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) Franklin.

14. Are the terms "slavery", "slaves", or "Negroes" used in the Constitution of the United States?
(a) Yes, but only in the Declaration of Independence.
(b) No, these terms were not known at the time.
(c) Yes, but only at the end.
(d) No, they were specifically excluded.

15. To Jefferson, what was the only legitimate form of government?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Self government.
(c) Communism.
(d) Monarchy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the federal budget of 1790?

2. Who worked behind the scenes to promote Jefferson's candidacy for President?

3. How many other presidents have served as long as Washington did as the head of our nation?

4. How many new slaves were in the USA between the time of the Declaration of Independence and the census of 1790?

5. What office did John Adams have in George Washington's Presidency?

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