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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 was Adams the Commissioner to France?

2. In 1784, how much experience did Adams have in diplomacy?

3. What items did Adams and Jefferson focus on gaining admittance to French markets?

4. When was Jefferson a governor?

5. Written by Adams, when were the Novanglus letters published anonymously?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Which concerns did Adams and Jefferson have about Independence and liberty at the end of Chapter 1?

4. Why were Adams and Jefferson considered to be radical by some people, in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

8. How was Abigail described in the Introduction?

9. How was the Constitution written?

10. How did Adams respond to Jefferson's appointment as a diplomat in France?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the ways that Jefferson became involved with education, the design that he had for public school systems and universities, and the subjects that he and Adams thought should be taught. Also, provide a comparison of their idea of education and the current educational system of the country.

Essay Topic 2

Adams' Defense of the Constitutions of the United States countered the criticisms of the revolutionary new government that was being designed for America.

1) Describe the criticism about the American government that prompted Adams to write Defense of the Constitutions of the United States.

2) Explain the source of the criticism and the possible reasons for it.

3) Analyze three main points that Adams made in Defense of the Constitutions of the United States to support the country's foundation.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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