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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. What group was Adams a member of when he helped in the reconciliation with Great Britain in 1776?
2. Where did Adams travel as a Diplomat in 1778?
3. How did Jefferson meet Mrs. Maria Cosway?
4. Leading to his support of the Bill of Rights, what was Adams' initial concern during the Federal Convention?
5. What things did Jefferson think governed Algiers?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Adams develop a positive association with the Dutch, in Chapter 2?
2. Which criticism of the Constitution did Adams refute, in Chapter 5?
3. How did whale-oil fishery become an issue again in 1788?
4. How were Adams and Jefferson described in the Introduction?
5. Which two options did Adams and Jefferson give to Congress about dealing with the Barbary pirates, in Chapter 4?
6. What was Adams' opinion of Jefferson's presidency?
7. What was Jefferson's opinion of the Algerian government and why?
8. How did Adams respond to a meeting with the ambassador of Tripoli, 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
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 2
Analyze the irony in the European response to the Barbary piracy, including the reasons for it, and the difference in the way the United States responded to the same threat, as well as the past and present differences in the U.S. and Europe.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the theme of friendship in The Adams-Jefferson Letters and how the friendship of Adams and Jefferson endured through time, tests, and silence.
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