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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. As mentioned in Chapter 11, why did Adams and Jefferson want the American people to understand the Revolution?

2. What did Adams discover that tested his friendship with Jefferson, after their correspondence had resumed?

3. Which one of the following was not provided as a reason for Jefferson's monetary issues?

4. What was Dr. Rush's view of the estrangement of Adams and Jefferson?

5. What war was ongoing as Adams and Jefferson began to write to each other again?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Adams and Jefferson describe the world in their later letters?

2. What did Adams realize about aristocracy, in Chapter 10?

3. Why was Adams skeptical and concerned about aristocracy, in Chapter 10?

4. According to Jefferson's letters in Chapter 8, what caused him to be angry at Adams?

5. What difference of opinion did Adams and Jefferson have about Thomas Paine's Rights of Man?

6. How did Adams and Jefferson approach political topics in their renewed correspondence?

7. Who won the elections where Adams and Jefferson faced each other, and what did Adams do after hearing the results of the second election, in Chapter 7?

8. How did the correspondence of 1804 stop?

9. How did Jefferson become involved with education in Virginia?

10. What did Adams send to Jefferson to renew their correspondence in 1812?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the historical significance of The Adams-Jefferson Letters, including an explanation of the importance of the country's foundation, and the value of the direct words of the founders.

Essay Topic 2

As the United States was Declaring Independence, it was an exciting time for the country and its people.

1) Describe three characteristics of the late 1700s that you think helped the country's foundation and why.

2) Explain the major differences in the country between the 1700s and the 1800s based on the information in the letters.

3) Analyze how the country has changed since the times of Adams and Jefferson, for the better or worse, and the reasons why.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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