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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who worked behind the scenes to promote Jefferson's candidacy for President?
(a) John Paul Jones.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Aaron Burr.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

6. What acts are considered to be the worst blunders of the John Adams presidency?
(a) His alteration of the calendar.
(b) Peace with France.
(c) The Alien and Sedition Acts.
(d) His friendship with Thomas Jefferson.

7. How many votes did the House take before placing Jefferson in office?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Thirty-six.

8. What was the federal budget of 1790?
(a) 300 Million.
(b) 10 Million.
(c) 7 Million.
(d) 100,000.

9. How long was it before Jefferson and Adams spoke again after Jefferson assumed the presidency?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 20 years.

10. What suggestion did George Washington want in the Farewell Address, but Hamilton talked him out of?
(a) Establishment of the Internal Revenue Service.
(b) Establishment of a large obelisk as a monument to him in the capital city.
(c) Establishment of a national university in the capital city.
(d) National health care.

11. Who was the second Vice President?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) Aaron Burr.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

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

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

14. What was the main qualification for a candidate to replace George Washington as the leader of the country?
(a) The amount of personal funds they had for the campaign.
(b) The result of their party's convention.
(c) Their approval rating on CNN.
(d) Their role in the creation of American independence.

15. What did Madison propose to do about the issue?
(a) Pass it to the Senate.
(b) Forward it to a committee where it would fade from the public attention.
(c) Approve it.
(d) Debate it in the House.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many books did Thomas Jefferson publish?

2. How did John Adams feel about his position in Washington's cabinet?

3. Representative Elbridge Gerry proposed that the slave owners be compensated for their slaves by purchasing them for a set amount. What was this amount?

4. What heritages were represented in the Seal of the United States designed by Adams, Franklin and Jefferson?

5. What marked the change in Jefferson's attitude towards George Washington?

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