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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. Where did George Washington live in retirement?

2. Which state, at the time of the debate, had the largest free-black population?

3. What was Washington's attitude towards America's involvement in European conflict?

4. Where was John Adams born?

5. What was the House's vote on referring the petition to a committee?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What was the main difference between the Jefferson/Adams friendship and the Jefferson/Madison friendship?

7. How did James Madison, statesman from Virginia, treat the subject of slavery?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you believe the team of Adams and Jefferson could have accomplished had they been on the same side politically during Adams' presidency? Do you believe the method of using the two top vote winners to create a President and Vice President would work in today's political climate? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Thomas Jefferson's view of government. Did his view hinder the growth of the country or enhance it?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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