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

2. What items did Adams and Jefferson focus on gaining admittance to French markets?
(a) Whale oil and fishing supplies.
(b) Candles and fishing supplies.
(c) Whale oil, fishing supplies, and candles.
(d) Whale oil and candles.

3. How long had Adams and Jefferson served as delegates in the lower house of their local legislatures when they met?
(a) Many years.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) A few years.

4. How long were Adams and Jefferson apart before they met on August 7th of 1784?
(a) Four and a half years.
(b) Five and a half years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Five years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which type of issues did Adams and Jefferson discuss primarily when their correspondence resumed?

2. How was Jefferson received in the England court as he tried to secure a commercial treaty?

3. What type of a letter did Adams write after meeting with the ambassador of Tripoli, in Chapter 4?

4. Which of the following was one of the reasons why Adams wrote the Defense of the Constitutions of the United States?

5. Where did Adams go to help secure formal recognition of American independence?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Adams respond to a meeting with the ambassador of Tripoli, in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

6. How was Abigail described in the Introduction?

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

8. How and why did Adams leave his position as diplomat in London?

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

10. How did Adams and Jefferson meet?

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