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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. Why did the framers of the Constitution avoid the issue of slavery?
2. Who was America's first legend?
3. When did Washington write his Farewell Address?
4. What did Benjamin Franklin leave George Washington in his will?
5. Representative Elbridge Gerry proposed that the slave owners be compensated for their slaves by purchasing them for a set amount. What was this amount?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Adams make an ineffective Vice President to Washington?
2. How did Benjamin Franklin contribute to the debates over slavery?
3. How did George Washington behave with regard to slavery?
4. Why did Washington turn away requests that he become a king of the new republic?
5. Why was Washington's retirement from public office so important to history?
6. Why were John Adams and Thomas Jefferson at the top of everyone's list as possible replacements for Washington as President?
7. Why do you think the framers of the Constitution placed a moratorium on laws regarding slavery until 1808?
8. Where did the white men, whether pro and anti slavery, believe the slaves would go once they were freed?
9. How did the individual states handle these issues when the Federal Government remained silent on the subject of slavery? Give examples.
10. Why did Jefferson make an ineffective Vice President to Adams?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe George Washington. What contributed to his legendary character, and what traits did he have that made him the perfect man to lead our young nation?
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think the Constitutional Convention avoided the subject of slavery while forming the new republic? List the advantages and disadvantages of deferring this vital issue to a future generation. What were some of the results of this avoidance? How do you feel US history would have been changed if this issue had been resolved 1) to allow and encourage slavery and 2) to outlaw slavery?
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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