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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 was the subject of the petitions to the House of Representatives that caused so much controversy on February 11, 1790?
(a) Declaring December 25 the official date of Christmas.
(b) Revoking the women's right to vote.
(c) Ending the African slave trade in the USA.
(d) Declaring November 25 the official date to celebrate Thanksgiving.

2. Who was elected to be the third President of the United States?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) George W. Bush.
(d) Andrew Jackson.

3. Who was Talleyrand?
(a) The author of the first American Dictionary.
(b) John Adams' Vice President.
(c) The French foreign minister.
(d) A general from the Revolutionary War.

4. Based upon his farewell address and most recent letters to the states, where did Washington believe America's destiny lay?
(a) In spreading revolutions in the rest of the world.
(b) In an alliance with the French.
(c) With increased involvement in the wars of Europe.
(d) In securing the North American continent.

5. What heritages were represented in the Seal of the United States designed by Adams, Franklin and Jefferson?
(a) English, German, and Dutch.
(b) English only.
(c) Italian, English, Haitian and Filipino.
(d) English, Scottish, Irish, French, German and Dutch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Are the terms "slavery", "slaves", or "Negroes" used in the Constitution of the United States?

2. What was Washington's attitude towards America's involvement in European conflict?

3. When George Washington wrote to the Cherokee Nation, what did he recommend that they do?

4. What was the House's vote on referring the petition to a committee?

5. Which two Representatives reacted first to this petition?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the difference in the way Washington and Jefferson defined the role of America in the affairs of other countries?

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

3. Why was Adams distrustful of his own cabinet?

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

5. Why did the Federalist party disappear and the Republican party remain?

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

7. What role did Madison and Hamilton play in their contributions to the Washington Farewell Address?

8. Why was Jefferson so enamored with the French Revolution?

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

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

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