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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 did Dr. Rush try to reconcile Adams and Jefferson?

2. Which documents did Adams and Jefferson want to preserve?

3. Which year were the letters in Chapter 8 written?

4. Besides the depression, what type of problems were Adams and Jefferson following in England during the post-war world after 1815?

5. Which one of the following was not included in the description of Dr. Rush?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When did Adams and Jefferson pass away, and what thoughts did they have about their lives?

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

5. How did Abigail resume her correspondence with Jefferson?

6. How did the correspondence of 1804 stop?

7. Why did Jefferson write to Adams after the election?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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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