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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 did Adams and Jefferson think about Great Britain in Chapter 3?
2. What alarmed Adams and Jefferson about the looting by the Barbary States?
3. In what country was Adams a diplomat in the 1780s?
4. What did the British do while Jefferson was trying to secure the commercial treaty, in Chapter 4?
5. How did Adams consider the U.S. Constitution?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the Defense of the Constitutions of the United States?
2. What was Adams' opinion of Jefferson's presidency?
3. What was the irony of the European position on the Barbary pirates?
4. Which concerns did Adams and Jefferson have about their diplomatic negotiations, in Chapter 3?
5. What caused Adams and Jefferson to focus on the whale fishery markets, in Chapter 3?
6. Which concerns did Adams and Jefferson have about Independence and liberty at the end of Chapter 1?
7. What role did Abigail Adams have in the letters?
8. Why are the Federalists no longer a political party?
9. How and why did Adams leave his position as diplomat in London?
10. Which criticism of the Constitution did Adams refute, in Chapter 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Federalist party and the Republican party had some common goals, but different ideas about how to achieve them.
1) Explain the main positions of the Federalist party, its members, and their view of America.
2) Explain the main positions of the Republican party, its members, and their view of America.
2) Analyze the philosophical differences of Adams and Jefferson and the parties they represented.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the interference of Britain with the interference of the Barbary pirates in the trade of the United States with other countries.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the perceived "radical" element in the views of Adams and Jefferson, the source of the label, their opinions of moderates of the time, and the reasons supporting their views. Also, provide an analysis of how the meaning of the term "radical" has been applied to other people or issues in the country.
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