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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where was John Adams born?
(a) New York, NY.
(b) Braintree, MA.
(c) Paris, France.
(d) London, England.

5. How many books did Thomas Jefferson publish?
(a) Thirty-six.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) One.
(d) Fifteen.

6. How did John Adams feel about his position in Washington's cabinet?
(a) He was too busy to have any emotions about it.
(b) Forced to spend so much time in the Senate, he felt muzzled..
(c) Allowed to travel, he enjoyed the opportunity.
(d) Serving as second in command, he felt important.

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

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

9. Who emerged as the candidates for President upon Washington's retirement?
(a) Franklin and Jefferson.
(b) Adams and Jefferson.
(c) Adams and Burr.
(d) Hamilton and Burr.

10. In his Farewell Address and subsequent speeches to Congress before his retirement, what was George Washington's statement on slavery?
(a) He recommended it be abolished.
(b) He recommended it continue and increase.
(c) He recommended the states determine it on their own.
(d) He was silent.

11. What did Adams do about the French piracy in the Atlantic and Caribbean?
(a) Passed the Alien and Sedition Acts.
(b) Wrote stern letters to the French government.
(c) Hired some American pirates to combat them.
(d) Focused on building up the navy for protection.

12. What heritages were represented in the Seal of the United States designed by Adams, Franklin and Jefferson?
(a) English, German, and Dutch.
(b) English only.
(c) English, Scottish, Irish, French, German and Dutch.
(d) Italian, English, Haitian and Filipino.

13. Who was elected to be the third President of the United States?
(a) Andrew Jackson.
(b) George W. Bush.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was elected president in 1800?

2. What was the federal budget of 1790?

3. Which state, at the time of the debate, had the largest slave population?

4. What was the religious preference of the delegations that presented the petitions?

5. Who held in his possession the secret minutes of the Constitutional Convention?

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