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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which term did Adams and Jefferson begin to use to describe their positions in Chapter 3?
(a) Otraders.
(b) Oeconomists.
(c) Onegotiators.
(d) Odiplomats.

2. How long had Adams and Jefferson served as delegates in the lower house of their local legislatures when they met?
(a) One year.
(b) Many years.
(c) A few years.
(d) Two years.

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

4. Which of the following was one of the reasons why Adams wrote the Defense of the Constitutions of the United States?
(a) To prove his involvement with the writing of the Constitution.
(b) To prove that the Constitution was only effective in the U.S.
(c) To prove that other countries should not try to imitate the U.S.'s style of government.
(d) To prove that the U.S. did not copy England's style of government.

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

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

7. How long were Adams and Jefferson apart before they met on August 7th of 1784?
(a) Four years.
(b) Four and a half years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Five and a half years.

8. When did Vergennes pass away?
(a) February, 1788.
(b) April, 1788.
(c) April, 1787.
(d) February, 1787.

9. What things did Jefferson think governed Algiers?
(a) Money and cowardice.
(b) Money and fear.
(c) Fear and cowardice.
(d) Money, fear, and cowardice.

10. How did France respond to the complications and complaints of the whale-oil fishery?
(a) They banned whaling.
(b) They increased oil trading.
(c) They banned oil trading.
(d) They increased whaling.

11. When was Jefferson a governor?
(a) From 1780 to 1782.
(b) From 1779 to 1781.
(c) From 1777 to 1778.
(d) From 1778 to 1780.

12. At what time did Adams and Abigail return to Boston?
(a) Early 1789.
(b) Early 1788.
(c) Late 1788.
(d) Mid-1788.

13. Where did Adams observe Jefferson's presidency?
(a) New York.
(b) Washington.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Quincy.

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

15. In the Novanglus letters, what did Adams defend for the Bay Colony?
(a) The authority to resist British oppression.
(b) The trade agreements.
(c) The economic status.
(d) The decision to have elections.

Short Answer Questions

1. Along with Adams and Jefferson, how many other people were on the committee assigned to write the Declaration of Independence?

2. Written by Adams, when were the Novanglus letters published anonymously?

3. When did Jefferson return to France in Chapter 4 and begin writing to Adams again?

4. What did the British do while Jefferson was trying to secure the commercial treaty, in Chapter 4?

5. Where did Adams go to help secure formal recognition of American independence?

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