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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. How did John and Abigail Adams stay in touch while he was in Philadelphia?

2. Who did Adams appoint as American Minister to Prussia?

3. What did George Washington do to quell the Whiskey Rebellion?

4. When did George Washington die?

5. Where did Jefferson spend most of his term as vice president?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why was Adams distrustful of his own cabinet?

8. Why did Adams make an ineffective Vice President to Washington?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What would have happened, in your opinion, if Washington had died in office rather than step down voluntarily. Would the democratic process taken over, and if so, would the Americans have chosen another man for another twenty year term?

Essay Topic 2

What was the main disadvantages of delaying the decision about slavery to 1808, mandated by the Constitution? What were the advantages? In your opinion, what should the Constitution have done about the issue?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the marriage and partnership between Abigail and John Adams. Are there any historic comparisons, i.e., Bill and Hillary Clinton or Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt? In your opinion, should a man of such power depend on the input of his wife for decisions?

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