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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Benjamin Franklin leave George Washington in his will?
(a) A crab-tree walking stick.
(b) A beloved dog.
(c) Over one million dollars.
(d) His newspaper.

2. Where was John Adams born?
(a) London, England.
(b) New York, NY.
(c) Braintree, MA.
(d) Paris, France.

3. What was the House's vote on referring the petition to a committee?
(a) 100-3.
(b) 43 - 11.
(c) 50-50.
(d) 50-1.

4. Who urged General Washington to free all the slaves at the end of the Revolutionary War?
(a) Madison.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) The State of Georgia.
(d) Lafayette.

5. When did Washington write his Farewell Address?
(a) September of 1796.
(b) December 1799.
(c) July of 1776.
(d) May of 1800.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Representative Jackson base his pro-slavery position upon?

2. What did Adams do about the French piracy in the Atlantic and Caribbean?

3. Who did Adams appoint as American Minister to Prussia?

4. Where did George Washington live in retirement?

5. What was written into the US Constitution that directly affected this petition?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Benjamin Franklin contribute to the debates over slavery?

2. How serious would it have been if South Carolina and Georgia seceded from the Union in 1790?

3. Describe the change in Jefferson's attitude towards Washington that began with the Whiskey Rebellion.

4. Why was Adams distrustful of his own cabinet?

5. How did George Washington behave with regard to slavery?

6. Why was the marriage between John and Abigail Adams so unusual?

7. Describe Washington physically as well as the legend surrounding him.

8. How did James Madison, statesman from Virginia, treat the subject of slavery?

9. Why did Adams make an ineffective Vice President to Washington?

10. Where did the white men, whether pro and anti slavery, believe the slaves would go once they were freed?

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