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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much of a concern was Prussia for Adams and Jefferson between 1785 and 1786?

3. Why was the whale fishery lowered during the War of Independence?

4. When did the correspondence between Adams and Jefferson resume?

5. When was the last letter in Chapter 4 written?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Which two options did Adams and Jefferson give to Congress about dealing with the Barbary pirates, in Chapter 4?

9. What events led Jefferson to France in 1784?

10. How was the Constitution written?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chronicle the development of the representative style of government, why Adams and Jefferson wanted the American people to understand how it worked, and how their reflection of Independence and American Revolution included the preservation of certain documents that would ensure the continued prosperity of the United States.

Essay Topic 2

Thomas Paine's Rights of Man divided Adams and Jefferson in opinion and political views.

1) Explain Paine's message in Rights of Man and its relevance to that time in history.

2) Describe the events that added to the divide between Adams and Jefferson in their opinions of Rights of Man.

3) Analyze the reasons behind the views of Adams and Jefferson and what they indicated for both of their individual political positions.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the interference of Britain with the interference of the Barbary pirates in the trade of the United States with other countries.

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