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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What things did Jefferson think governed Algiers?
(a) Money and cowardice.
(b) Money, fear, and cowardice.
(c) Fear and cowardice.
(d) Money and fear.

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

3. What age was Jefferson when he met Adams?
(a) Thirty two.
(b) Thirty eight.
(c) Thirty four.
(d) Thirty six.

4. When did Adams move to London?
(a) Late 1785.
(b) Mid 1785.
(c) Early 1785.
(d) 1786.

5. Which years were the letters written that are included in Chapter 1?
(a) 1777 and 1881.
(b) 1778 and 1882.
(c) 1774 and 1879.
(d) 1775 and 1880.

6. Leading to his support of the Bill of Rights, what was Adams' initial concern during the Federal Convention?
(a) That the people would not be represented.
(b) That the people would not have their say.
(c) That the senate would be ineffective.
(d) That the senate would have too much power.

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

8. In the order of the U.S. Presidents, when did John Adams and Thomas Jefferson hold the office respectively?
(a) They were the fourth and eighth Presidents.
(b) They were the second and third Presidents.
(c) They were the third and fourth Presidents.
(d) They were the second and eighth Presidents.

9. In what country was Adams a diplomat in the 1780s?
(a) Prussia.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) England.

10. Which other country did Congress authorize a treaty with after the treaty with Prussia?
(a) Italy.
(b) Ireland.
(c) France.
(d) Austria.

11. Why was Portugal open to American overtures?
(a) They resented Britain's economic acts.
(b) They resented Britain's navigation acts.
(c) They resented Britain's policies with the U.S.
(d) They resented Britain's politics.

12. What did Adams caution Jefferson about at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Increasing trade with Europe.
(b) Reducing trade with Europe.
(c) Getting too involved with European politics.
(d) Ignoring European politics.

13. Along with the Dutch loan that Adams secured, what was the percentage to transfer the debt from France to Holland?
(a) One percent.
(b) Fourteen percent.
(c) Five percent.
(d) Ten percent.

14. Why did the Europeans ironically permit the Barbary piracy?
(a) They hired the pirates and dictated their activity.
(b) They thought they would benefit from the destruction of trade between other nations.
(c) They were unaware of the piracy.
(d) They were afraid of the pirates.

15. When did Jefferson's wife pass away?
(a) 1779.
(b) 1780.
(c) 1781.
(d) 1782.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which type of effect did Adams think Shay's Rebellion would have on government?

2. Which of the following was not included in Jefferson's description in the Introduction?

3. Why was the whale fishery lowered during the War of Independence?

4. Which of the following was the result of the Dutch loan secured by Adams?

5. How long were Adams and Jefferson apart before they met on August 7th of 1784?

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