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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. What marked the change in Jefferson's attitude towards George Washington?
(a) Whiskey Rebellion in 1794.
(b) Washington's marriage.
(c) Documents he had received regarding Washington's personal life.
(d) Letters from Benjamin Rush.

2. Who was elected president in 1800?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Franklin.
(c) Adams.
(d) Roosevelt.

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

4. What was Washington's key military tactic in the Revolutionary War?
(a) To overtake English military posts.
(b) To wait for the English to attack the army.
(c) To keep the Continental Army together.
(d) To write angry letters to the King of England.

5. Who worked behind the scenes to promote Jefferson's candidacy for President?
(a) John Paul Jones.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) Aaron Burr.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was one of the concerns shared by pro-slavery and abolitionist factions?

3. Where did John Adams go to college?

4. What did Representative John Page say was the real threat of the petition?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the difference in the way Washington and Jefferson defined the role of America in the affairs of other countries?

3. How did Benjamin Franklin contribute to the debates over slavery?

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

5. Why were John Adams and Thomas Jefferson at the top of everyone's list as possible replacements for Washington as President?

6. Why did Adams suggest that the President be referred to as "His Majesty"?

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

8. What was the main difference between the Jefferson/Adams friendship and the Jefferson/Madison friendship?

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

10. Discuss in detail the reasons Washington decided to retire from public office.

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