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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. Where did Jefferson live after retiring from the secretary of state position?

2. How many differences were resolved between the Adamses and Jefferson, by the end of Chapter 8?

3. Why did the friendship between Adams and Jefferson begin to strain severely?

4. Which year was the last letter in Chapter 11 written?

5. When were the public school systems set up in Virginia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What tested the friendship of Adams and Jefferson in 1813?

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

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

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

5. Who was Dr. Rush and why did he help Adams and Jefferson reconcile their differences?

6. How did Abigail resume her correspondence with Jefferson?

7. How did Jefferson respond to Adams' analysis of aristocracy, in Chapter 10?

8. 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?

9. How did Adams and Jefferson find their financial situations later in their lives?

10. How did the correspondence of 1804 stop?

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

The impact of The Adams-Jefferson Letters proved to be a valuable part of American history.

1) Describe the concepts and principles that Adams and Jefferson fought for in their lives.

2) Explain the reasons why Adams and Jefferson were aware of the importance of their correspondence and continued to write later in their lives.

3) Analyze the major things people can learn about the past, present, and future of America from The Adams-Jefferson Letters.

Essay Topic 3

Chronicle the development of the representative style of government, why Adams and Jefferson wanted the American people to understand how it worked, and how their reflection of Independence and American Revolution included the preservation of certain documents that would ensure the continued prosperity of the United States.

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