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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) The Whiskey Rebellion.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) The Boston Massacre.

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

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

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

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

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

7. How many other presidents have served as long as Washington did as the head of our nation?
(a) Three - Bush, Roosevelt and Wilson.
(b) Two - Franklin and Teddy Roosevelt.
(c) One- Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) None.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. When did George Washington die?
(a) December 14, 1799.
(b) July 4, 1826.
(c) July 4, 1776.
(d) May 1, 1876.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Washington's attitude towards America's involvement in European conflict?

2. How did the public obtain the Farewell Address?

3. What acts are considered to be the worst blunders of the John Adams presidency?

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

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

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