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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his Farewell Address and subsequent speeches to Congress before his retirement, what was George Washington's statement on slavery?

2. Even though Jay's Treaty was not popular, what was the main reason it passed into acceptance?

3. Which states during this debate were the most aggressive in defending their right to own slaves?

4. What did Representative Jackson base his pro-slavery position upon?

5. What was the federal budget of 1790?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role did Madison and Hamilton play in their contributions to the Washington Farewell Address?

2. Describe the change in Jefferson's attitude towards Washington that began with the Whiskey Rebellion.

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

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

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

6. Why did Jefferson make an ineffective Vice President to Adams?

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

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

9. Why was Washington's retirement from public office so important to history?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you believe the team of Adams and Jefferson could have accomplished had they been on the same side politically during Adams' presidency? Do you believe the method of using the two top vote winners to create a President and Vice President would work in today's political climate? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

America fought a war of independence, created a constitution, and began its first twenty years as a country, all with George Washington at its head. When he publishes a letter to the American people who have loved and admired him for so long that he is retiring, how do you think they felt? What impact do you think this had on the shopkeepers, tradesmen and average people who were not intimately involved in politics?

Essay Topic 3

Re-read paragraph two on page 16, where the author says America was founded not necessarily on a proposition written by Jefferson in 1776, but on an argument about what that proposition means. What does the author mean by this statement? Does it make you think differently about the history as you were taught as a young child?

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