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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 many other presidents have served as long as Washington did as the head of our nation?

2. What political parties existed for the nation?

3. What acts are considered to be the worst blunders of the John Adams presidency?

4. How did the public obtain the Farewell Address?

5. How many years did George Washington lead the country?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did the individual states handle these issues when the Federal Government remained silent on the subject of slavery? Give examples.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the marriage and partnership between Abigail and John Adams. Are there any historic comparisons, i.e., Bill and Hillary Clinton or Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt? In your opinion, should a man of such power depend on the input of his wife for decisions?

Essay Topic 3

America fought a war of independence, created a constitution, and began its first twenty years as a country, all with George Washington at its head. When he publishes a letter to the American people who have loved and admired him for so long that he is retiring, how do you think they felt? What impact do you think this had on the shopkeepers, tradesmen and average people who were not intimately involved in politics?

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