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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Adamses new grandchild born to John Quincy and Louisa Catherine Adams?
(a) John Quincy Adams II
(b) Abigail Elizabeth Adams
(c) Charles Quincy Adams
(d) George Washington Adams

2. What was a main topic of discussion among New Englanders during 1814?
(a) Shipping prices
(b) Secession from the union
(c) Crop prices
(d) Maritime pirates

3. Who does Washington name as Secretary of State?
(a) Henry Knox
(b) Alexander Hamilton
(c) John Jay
(d) Thomas Jefferson

4. What is the state of Nabby's marriage?
(a) Separated
(b) Very happy
(c) Troubled
(d) Content

5. What was Adams' legacy to his grandchildren?
(a) The early bird gets the worm.
(b) Do justly. Love mercy. Walk humbly. This is enough.
(c) Walk softly but carry a big stick.
(d) What goes around comes around.

6. How many months did Adams govern from his Quincy home instead of Philadelphia in 1799?
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 6

7. What addition did the Adamses make to their home?
(a) Piano
(b) Bedrooms
(c) Portraits
(d) Furniture

8. By what name do some of Adams' opponents call him?
(a) The Little Napoleon
(b) The Village Idiot
(c) The President by Three Votes
(d) Farmer Brown

9. To where is the nation's capital moved in 1800?
(a) Charleston
(b) New York
(c) Boston
(d) Washington, D.C.

10. What did many people do at Washington's departure?
(a) Revolt
(b) Scream
(c) Weep
(d) Cheer

11. How many children did King George III of England have?
(a) 15
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 10

12. On what day did both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson die?
(a) June 30, 1825
(b) July 1, 1826
(c) December 25, 1826
(d) July 4, 1826

13. What statement did Washington add to his presidential oath of office?
(a) God bless the United States of America
(b) So help me God.
(c) Give me liberty or give me death.
(d) United we stand, divided we fall.

14. Who is William Steuben Smith?
(a) The new Secretary of State
(b) The Secretary of the Interior
(c) Adams' secretary
(d) The Adamses first grandchild

15. What is Adams' main objective during this period of his presidency?
(a) Abolish slavery
(b) Establish a voting system
(c) Avoid war with France
(d) Settle the western territory

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following topics did Jefferson and Adams discuss?

2. How long had Adams lived overseas at the time he returns home in 1788?

3. Who does Nabby marry in 1786?

4. What U.S. institution is established in 1800?

5. What do Adams and Jefferson do to take a break from diplomatic matters?

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