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

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

3. Written by Adams, when were the Novanglus letters published anonymously?
(a) January, 1775.
(b) February, 1775.
(c) January, 1774.
(d) February, 1774.

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

5. How much of a concern was Prussia for Adams and Jefferson between 1785 and 1786?
(a) The only concern.
(b) A minor concern.
(c) No concern.
(d) A major concern.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Adams described in the Introduction?

2. Where was the Constitutional Convention of 1787 held?

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

4. Which obstacles of Independence concerned Adams and Jefferson in 1777?

5. Which month was the first letter in Chapter 3 written?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Adams and Jefferson meet?

2. How did whale-oil fishery become an issue again in 1788?

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

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

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

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

7. How was Abigail described in the Introduction?

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

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

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

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