Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation Test | Final Test - Hard

Joseph Ellis
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation Test | Final Test - Hard

Joseph Ellis
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. When did Washington write his Farewell Address?

2. What did Benjamin Franklin leave George Washington in his will?

3. Who was the second Vice President?

4. In his Farewell Address and subsequent speeches to Congress before his retirement, what was George Washington's statement on slavery?

5. How many books did Thomas Jefferson publish?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe George Washington. What contributed to his legendary character, and what traits did he have that made him the perfect man to lead our young nation?

Essay Topic 2

Take the following scenarios and extrapolate possible outcomes in history: 1) Burr dies in the duel instead of Hamilton, 2) Jefferson stays in Paris for ten more years, 3) Adams and Jefferson do not renew their friendship.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think the Constitutional Convention avoided the subject of slavery while forming the new republic? List the advantages and disadvantages of deferring this vital issue to a future generation. What were some of the results of this avoidance? How do you feel US history would have been changed if this issue had been resolved 1) to allow and encourage slavery and 2) to outlaw slavery?

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