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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 year was the treaty between Algeria and the U.S.?
(a) 1788.
(b) 1784.
(c) 1796.
(d) 1792.

2. Where was Jefferson the governor?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Maryland.

3. Why was the whale fishery lowered during the War of Independence?
(a) Its supplies were unavailable.
(b) Its markets expanded too quickly.
(c) Its supplies were limited.
(d) Its markets shrank.

4. Which term did Adams and Jefferson begin to use to describe their positions in Chapter 3?
(a) Otraders.
(b) Onegotiators.
(c) Odiplomats.
(d) Oeconomists.

5. Which of the following was not included in Jefferson's description in the Introduction?
(a) Angular.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Tall.
(d) Private.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was it when Jefferson attempted to renew his correspondence with Abigail?

2. Besides letters, what else did Adams and Jefferson write?

3. How long after Adams established a friendly relationship with the Dutch would it help the U.S. alleviate debt?

4. Which day was it when both Adams and Jefferson passed away?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Which party did Jefferson belong to and what did it stand for?

2. Where were Adams and Jefferson during the Federal Convention, and what was their opinion of it?

3. What was Jefferson's opinion of the Algerian government and why?

4. Why did Jefferson stop writing to Abigail, in Chapter 5?

5. Why are the Federalists no longer a political party?

6. What was Adams' opinion of Jefferson's presidency?

7. How did the U.S. lose a strategic link to France in 1787?

8. How did Adams respond to Jefferson's appointment as a diplomat in France?

9. What was Adams doing to gain valuable diplomatic experience from 1776 to 1778, as Jefferson prepared to govern Virginia?

10. What role did Abigail Adams have in the letters?

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