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

2. Where did Jefferson spend most of his term as vice president?
(a) Washington, DC.
(b) Mount Vernon.
(c) Philadelphia, PA.
(d) His farm, Monticello.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the American republic viewed by the English and French governments at this time?

2. How did the public obtain the Farewell Address?

3. What was Washington's key military tactic in the Revolutionary War?

4. What did Benjamin Franklin leave George Washington in his will?

5. What was written into the US Constitution that directly affected this petition?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did these debates contribute to the knowledge of this issue in our country?

2. Why did Washington turn away requests that he become a king of the new republic?

3. How did the individual states handle these issues when the Federal Government remained silent on the subject of slavery? Give examples.

4. How did James Madison, statesman from Virginia, treat the subject of slavery?

5. Describe Washington physically as well as the legend surrounding him.

6. Why was Jefferson so enamored with the French Revolution?

7. Why do you think the framers of the Constitution placed a moratorium on laws regarding slavery until 1808?

8. Why did the Federalist party disappear and the Republican party remain?

9. Where did the white men, whether pro and anti slavery, believe the slaves would go once they were freed?

10. How did George Washington behave with regard to slavery?

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