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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. Who was elected president in 1800?

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

3. Which state, at the time of the debate, had the largest slave population?

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

5. When did Washington write his Farewell Address?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why was the marriage between John and Abigail Adams so unusual?

10. Why was Adams distrustful of his own cabinet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After reading the known statements of Alexander Hamilton, and his writings and actions before the duel, do you believe he meant to shoot Burr and kill him in the duel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the quote of John Adams that he and Jefferson had much to explain to each other before they died. What did they need to discuss? How did this discussion through the lengthy correspondence affect history?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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