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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. Where does John take Abigail for a five-week tour?
2. What did the Adamses find when they returned to Boston?
3. What does Dr. Rush call Adams and Jefferson?
4. By what name do some of Adams' opponents call him?
5. What near-fatal illness does Abigail contract?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Adams observe about the new America that had emerged in his absence?
2. What were John and Abigail's concerns for their children during this period?
3. What did Adams learn was Jefferson's true position on slavery?
4. What were the Adamses first observations of life in London?
5. Why is Chapter 9 so appropriately titled "Old Oak"?
6. What was the state of the country when Adams turned it over to Jefferson?
7. What were the circumstances of Adams' leaving Washington on Jefferson's inauguration day?
8. What was John Quincy's relationship with his parents?
9. What were Adams' main points in his presidential inauguration speech in March of 1797?
10. What were the circumstances of Abigail's death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
John and Abigail had four surviving children--Nabby, John Quincy, Charles and Thomas. Describe the Adamses' relationships with each of their children. Is it evident that one is the favorite? Who is the black sheep? Cite examples.
Essay Topic 2
The colonial delegates held two Continental Congresses, one in 1774 and the other in 1776. What was the nature of each event? How were they different? How were they similar? What was accomplished at each?
Essay Topic 3
The relationship between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson had a curvy path during their lifetimes. Describe the nature of their friendship from the beginning, how it strengthened, how it eroded, and then finally solidified again.
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