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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 held in his possession the secret minutes of the Constitutional Convention?

2. What famous American endorsed this petition?

3. Who were the most popular leaders in the country at that time?

4. What was the religious preference of the delegations that presented the petitions?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why was Adams distrustful of his own cabinet?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why did the Federalist party disappear and the Republican party remain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

John Adams believed his role in history would be forgotten, even though he was the second man to serve as President. What factors contributed to this belief?

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 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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