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

2. When did Adams and Jefferson meet to talk about a new loan for the U.S.?
(a) Early 1788.
(b) Late 1789.
(c) Late 1788.
(d) Early 1789.

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

4. 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 detailed list of commodities that could be exchanged.
(d) A list of three commodities that could be exchanged.

5. Which of the following was one of the reasons why Adams wrote the Defense of the Constitutions of the United States?
(a) To prove that the U.S. did not copy England's style of government.
(b) To prove that the Constitution was only effective in the U.S.
(c) To prove that other countries should not try to imitate the U.S.'s style of government.
(d) To prove his involvement with the writing of the Constitution.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was France's old regime described in 1787?

2. Before being published anonymously, how did Jefferson's friends refer to his work, the Summary View of the Rights of British America?

3. How much was the Dutch loan that Adams secured?

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

5. What alarmed Adams and Jefferson about the looting by the Barbary States?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Which concerns did Adams and Jefferson have about Independence and liberty at the end of Chapter 1?

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

4. How did Adams develop a positive association with the Dutch, in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

8. Which difficulties did Adams and Jefferson have in negotiating with Britain, and how did they respond to them?

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

10. Which criticism of the Constitution did Adams refute, in Chapter 5?

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