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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When did George Washington die?
(a) December 14, 1799.
(b) July 4, 1776.
(c) May 1, 1876.
(d) July 4, 1826.
2. Who held in his possession the secret minutes of the Constitutional Convention?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) John Quincy Adams.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.
3. Who did some people think actually authored the letter without input from George Washington?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) Martha Washington.
(d) Sally Hemings.
4. What did Benjamin Franklin leave George Washington in his will?
(a) A crab-tree walking stick.
(b) Over one million dollars.
(c) His newspaper.
(d) A beloved dog.
5. How did John and Abigail Adams stay in touch while he was in Philadelphia?
(a) They wrote each other letters two or three times per week..
(b) They exchanged e-mails.
(c) They spoke on the telephone daily.
(d) John went home for the weekends.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did John Adams feel about his position in Washington's cabinet?
2. What was the subject of the petitions to the House of Representatives that caused so much controversy on February 11, 1790?
3. How many years did George Washington lead the country?
4. What was the House's vote on referring the petition to a committee?
5. What acts are considered to be the worst blunders of the John Adams presidency?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do you think the framers of the Constitution placed a moratorium on laws regarding slavery until 1808?
2. Why was the marriage between John and Abigail Adams so unusual?
3. Where did the white men, whether pro and anti slavery, believe the slaves would go once they were freed?
4. Why did Washington turn away requests that he become a king of the new republic?
5. Why was Adams distrustful of his own cabinet?
6. What was the main difference between the Jefferson/Adams friendship and the Jefferson/Madison friendship?
7. Discuss in detail the reasons Washington decided to retire from public office.
8. Why did Jefferson make an ineffective Vice President to Adams?
9. What was the difference in the way Washington and Jefferson defined the role of America in the affairs of other countries?
10. Why did the Federalist party disappear and the Republican party remain?
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