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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the religious preference of the delegations that presented the petitions?
(a) Atheist.
(b) Quaker.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Catholic.

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

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

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

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

6. What instruction did John give his wife Abigail when he was sworn in as president?
(a) To make the children move away from the farm.
(b) To leave the farm in Quincy and be at his side for assistance and support.
(c) To purchase more slaves to assist with the farm.
(d) To stop writing him so often.

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

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

9. 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 Civil War.
(c) The Whiskey Rebellion.
(d) The Boston Massacre.

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

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

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

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

14. When did Washington write his Farewell Address?
(a) July of 1776.
(b) May of 1800.
(c) December 1799.
(d) September of 1796.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did some people think actually authored the letter without input from George Washington?

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

3. Which state, at the time of the debate, had the largest free-black population?

4. What is one significance of the debate in 1790 over the Quaker petitions?

5. Are the terms "slavery", "slaves", or "Negroes" used in the Constitution of the United States?

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