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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which obstacles of Independence concerned Adams and Jefferson in 1777?
(a) Public opinion and regulating trade.
(b) Financing the war and regulating trade.
(c) Financing the war, public opinion, and regulating trade.
(d) Financing the war and public opinion.

2. How old was Adams when he met Jefferson?
(a) Thirty four.
(b) Thirty nine.
(c) Thirty seven.
(d) Thirty two.

3. At Adams' request, what did Jefferson send during negotiations with the Portuguese?
(a) A list of three commodities that could be exchanged.
(b) A vague list of commodities that could be exchanged.
(c) A detailed list of commodities that could be exchanged.
(d) A list of two commodities that could be exchanged.

4. When was Adams released from his position as diplomat?
(a) Fall of 1789.
(b) Spring of 1788.
(c) Spring of 1789.
(d) Fall of 1788.

5. Which of Thomas Paine's published works divided Adams and Jefferson in opinion?
(a) Common Sense.
(b) The Crisis Papers.
(c) Rights of Man.
(d) Agrarian Justice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Portugal open to American overtures?

2. In the Novanglus letters, what did Adams defend for the Bay Colony?

3. How many missions were made to Algiers to deal with the Barbary pirates?

4. Along with the Dutch loan that Adams secured, what was the percentage to transfer the debt from France to Holland?

5. How did Adams respond to Jefferson's suggestion to Congress about solving the situation with the Barbary pirates?

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