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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 age was Jefferson before the first academic session began at the University of Virginia?

2. Which state's Compromise of 1820 concerned Adams and Jefferson, in Chapter 12?

3. In Chapter 10, how was Jefferson's outlook on the future dealings with aristocracy?

4. What did Adams and Jefferson think about their past differences later in life?

5. When was the last letter in Chapter 8 written?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How was Adams' political work misinterpreted?

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

5. What opinions did Adams and Jefferson have about the post-war conditions, in Chapter 12?

6. How did the correspondence of 1804 stop?

7. Why did Abigail write to Jefferson in 1804?

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

9. What were Adams and Jefferson trying preserve, at the end of Chapter 11?

10. How did Adams and Jefferson refer to their illnesses in the 1818 letters?

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 diplomats, Adams and Jefferson tried to negotiate an association with Britain and France, with much different results.

1) Describe the intent of the negotiations with Britain and France.

2) Explain the reasons why Britain and France had a different view of their negotiations with Adams and Jefferson.

3) Analyze the effect that France and Britain had on the development of trade and commerce in the United States.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the aspects of aristocracy, why it was considered a threat to freedom, and the outlook of Adams and Jefferson on the ways to limit aristocracy.

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