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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Along with the Dutch loan that Adams secured, what was the percentage to transfer the debt from France to Holland?
(a) Fourteen percent.
(b) Ten percent.
(c) Five percent.
(d) One percent.

2. Where did Adams negotiate with the Portuguese?
(a) London.
(b) Naples.
(c) Zurich.
(d) Paris.

3. Why was the whale fishery lowered during the War of Independence?
(a) Its markets expanded too quickly.
(b) Its supplies were limited.
(c) Its markets shrank.
(d) Its supplies were unavailable.

4. What did Adams and Jefferson think about Great Britain in Chapter 3?
(a) It would begin trading with other countries.
(b) It would not begin trading with other countries.
(c) It would not honor the agreements with the United States.
(d) It would honor the agreements with the United States.

5. When was the last letter in Chapter 4 written?
(a) July, 1787.
(b) January, 1787.
(c) February, 1787.
(d) October, 1787.

6. Which other country did Congress authorize a treaty with after the treaty with Prussia?
(a) Austria.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Ireland.

7. What type of a letter did Adams write after meeting with the ambassador of Tripoli, in Chapter 4?
(a) Long.
(b) Mocking.
(c) Short.
(d) Controversial.

8. What did Adams caution Jefferson about at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Reducing trade with Europe.
(b) Increasing trade with Europe.
(c) Getting too involved with European politics.
(d) Ignoring European politics.

9. Why was Jefferson's future job suspended in 1783?
(a) The job could not be funded.
(b) Peace was near.
(c) The War was ongoing.
(d) Jefferson was too far away.

10. Which letters include less philosophical topics, such as whale-oil and tobacco contracts?
(a) The letters during 1801.
(b) The letters before 1801.
(c) The letters both before and after 1801.
(d) The letters after 1801.

11. When did Richard Henry Lee propose the resolution that Congress should secede from Britain?
(a) June 7th.
(b) July 4th.
(c) June 4th.
(d) July 7th.

12. Why did the Europeans ironically permit the Barbary piracy?
(a) They were afraid of the pirates.
(b) They hired the pirates and dictated their activity.
(c) They were unaware of the piracy.
(d) They thought they would benefit from the destruction of trade between other nations.

13. What age was Jefferson when he met Adams?
(a) Thirty two.
(b) Thirty four.
(c) Thirty six.
(d) Thirty eight.

14. How long was Adams the Commissioner to France?
(a) From 1775 to 1779.
(b) From 1777 to 1779.
(c) From 1774 to 1778.
(d) From 1774 to 1776.

15. When did Adams and Jefferson meet to talk about a new loan for the U.S.?
(a) Late 1789.
(b) Early 1788.
(c) Late 1788.
(d) Early 1789.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Vergennes lend to the U.S.?

2. What alarmed Adams and Jefferson about the looting by the Barbary States?

3. When did Vergennes pass away?

4. When did the results of the Constitutional Convention ion 1787 reach Adams and Jefferson?

5. Which position did Jefferson have when Adams was vice-president?

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