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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 many books did Thomas Jefferson publish?
2. Who was the second Vice President?
3. What was Washington's key military tactic in the Revolutionary War?
4. In the author's opinion, what was the direct result of the House's refusal to deal with the subject of slavery in 1790?
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. How did Benjamin Franklin contribute to the debates over slavery?
2. Describe the change in Jefferson's attitude towards Washington that began with the Whiskey Rebellion.
3. How did George Washington behave with regard to slavery?
4. How did the individual states handle these issues when the Federal Government remained silent on the subject of slavery? Give examples.
5. Describe Washington physically as well as the legend surrounding him.
6. Why was Washington's retirement from public office so important to history?
7. Why was the marriage between John and Abigail Adams so unusual?
8. How serious would it have been if South Carolina and Georgia seceded from the Union in 1790?
9. Discuss in detail the reasons Washington decided to retire from public office.
10. Why did Washington turn away requests that he become a king of the new republic?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Who was Catiline, and how did Aaron Burr deserve (or fail to deserve) Hamilton's accusation that Burr was the Catiline of America?
Essay Topic 3
Why do you believe the American Republic's new leaders did not retaliate violently towards its citizens who had been British sympathizers during the war? What does the author mean when he refers to revolutionary victors "devouring their young"?
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