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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. Which year were the letters in Chapter 8 written?

2. How interested in politics were Adams and Jefferson later in life?

3. What did Adams and Jefferson think their age would help?

4. When was the Consular Convention with France that Jefferson discussed in a letter to Adams?

5. What year was the "revolution" that the differences in the rival parties were leading to, in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Which of Jefferson's actions upset the Adamses, in Chapter 8?

3. What did Adams and Jefferson think about the century's impact on human nature?

4. In Chapter 10, which source of information did Adams inform Jefferson he had given up and why?

5. What interests did Adams and Jefferson have in the later years of their correspondence?

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

7. How did Abigail resume her correspondence with Jefferson?

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

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

10. Why did Abigail write to Jefferson in 1804?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Abigail Adams was a key person in the life of John Adams and his correspondence with Jefferson.

1) Describe three characteristics of Abigail that distinguished her from other women during that time.

2) Explain why Abigail was admired by many of the people living in her time.

3) Analyze Abigail's contributions to the country and Adams' correspondence with Jefferson.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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