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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What topic did Jefferson refuse to debate with Adams?
(a) Taxes
(b) Monarchies
(c) Indiscretions
(d) Slavery

4. With whom does Adams begin a pleasant correspondence through letters?
(a) Dr. Benjamin Rush
(b) Martha Washington
(c) Nabby Adams Smith
(d) John Jay

5. What is Abigail's perception of New York?
(a) Invigorating
(b) Intellectual
(c) Dull
(d) Cultured

Short Answer Questions

1. Who surprisingly has much in common with John Adams?

2. To what government office is John Quincy elected after returning from Europe?

3. What prompts Abigail to write to Jefferson after 17 years of silence?

4. Who designed the layout for the new federal capital?

5. Who was Adams especially glad to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Adams' plans after the end of his presidency?

2. What was the state of the country when Adams turned it over to Jefferson?

3. Explain the speculation options for Adams' political future.

4. Explain the poignancy of the deaths of Adams and Jefferson.

5. What were the personal and professional losses Adams experienced in the fall of 1800?

6. Why is Chapter 9 so appropriately titled "Old Oak"?

7. Explain the circumstances of Adams' meeting with King George III in which Adams is rightfully nervous.

8. What were the major challenges that faced Adams in his position as diplomat in London?

9. Explain why the Alien and Sedition Acts were so critical at this time when war with France was possibly imminent.

10. What did Adams observe about the new America that had emerged in his absence?

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