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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. Where was the Constitutional Convention of 1787 held?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Annapolis.
(c) Chesapeake.
(d) Plymouth.

2. How was Jefferson received in the England court as he tried to secure a commercial treaty?
(a) Surprisngly.
(b) Unsurprisingly.
(c) Coldly.
(d) Warmly.

3. How were Adams' negotiations with the Portuguese described in Chapter 3?
(a) Extensive.
(b) Expected.
(c) Brief.
(d) Promising.

4. Which day was it when both Adams and Jefferson passed away?
(a) July 10.
(b) July 4.
(c) June 4.
(d) June 10.

5. How long was Adams the Commissioner to France?
(a) From 1774 to 1776.
(b) From 1774 to 1778.
(c) From 1777 to 1779.
(d) From 1775 to 1779.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the British do while Jefferson was trying to secure the commercial treaty, in Chapter 4?

2. In the order of the U.S. Presidents, when did John Adams and Thomas Jefferson hold the office respectively?

3. Which queen protected American vessels from the Barbary pirates, in Chapter 4?

4. When was Jefferson a governor?

5. What age was Jefferson when he met Adams?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the irony of the European position on the Barbary pirates?

2. What caused Adams and Jefferson to focus on the whale fishery markets, in Chapter 3?

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

4. What was the Defense of the Constitutions of the United States?

5. What did Adams caution Jefferson about, at the end of Chapter 3?

6. How was the Constitution written?

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

8. Why were Adams and Jefferson considered to be radical by some people, in Chapter 1?

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

10. How was Abigail described in the Introduction?

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