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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 marked the change in Jefferson's attitude towards George Washington?
(a) Letters from Benjamin Rush.
(b) Whiskey Rebellion in 1794.
(c) Washington's marriage.
(d) Documents he had received regarding Washington's personal life.

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

3. When did George Washington die?
(a) July 4, 1776.
(b) May 1, 1876.
(c) December 14, 1799.
(d) July 4, 1826.

4. Which state, at the time of the debate, had the largest slave population?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) New York.

5. What acts are considered to be the worst blunders of the John Adams presidency?
(a) His friendship with Thomas Jefferson.
(b) His alteration of the calendar.
(c) Peace with France.
(d) The Alien and Sedition Acts.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Even though Jay's Treaty was not popular, what was the main reason it passed into acceptance?

3. Where did Jefferson spend most of his term as vice president?

4. What was Washington's key military tactic in the Revolutionary War?

5. Who held in his possession the secret minutes of the Constitutional Convention?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss in detail the reasons Washington decided to retire from public office.

2. Why was Adams distrustful of his own cabinet?

3. Why did Adams suggest that the President be referred to as "His Majesty"?

4. Why do you think the framers of the Constitution placed a moratorium on laws regarding slavery until 1808?

5. What was the main difference between the Jefferson/Adams friendship and the Jefferson/Madison friendship?

6. Why was Washington's retirement from public office so important to history?

7. How did these debates contribute to the knowledge of this issue in our country?

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

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

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

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