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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Jefferson a governor?
(a) From 1780 to 1782.
(b) From 1779 to 1781.
(c) From 1777 to 1778.
(d) From 1778 to 1780.

2. What impressed Adams about Jefferson?
(a) His writing ability.
(b) His oratorical ability.
(c) His writing ability and temperament.
(d) His oratorical ability and temperament.

3. In the Novanglus letters, what did Adams defend for the Bay Colony?
(a) The economic status.
(b) The authority to resist British oppression.
(c) The decision to have elections.
(d) The trade agreements.

4. When did Richard Henry Lee propose the resolution that Congress should secede from Britain?
(a) July 7th.
(b) June 7th.
(c) July 4th.
(d) June 4th.

5. When did Adams think material improvements were changing people?
(a) Both during and after the War of 1812.
(b) During the War of 1812.
(c) After the War of 1812.
(d) Before the War of 1812.

Short Answer Questions

1. What age was Jefferson when he met Adams?

2. What did Adams and Jefferson use to support their positions in the letters?

3. How many years after the Declaration of Independence did Adams and Jefferson pass away?

4. Why did Adams and Jefferson have little tolerance for moderates?

5. Which position did Jefferson have when Adams was vice-president?

(see the answer key)

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