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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. What was the name of Jefferson's daughter that was sent to England to study with Abigail?
2. When did Adams and Jefferson begin reading voraciously?
3. When did Adams move to London?
4. When was the last letter in Chapter 4 written?
5. What items did Adams and Jefferson focus on gaining admittance to French markets?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why were Adams and Jefferson considered to be radical by some people, in Chapter 1?
2. Which two options did Adams and Jefferson give to Congress about dealing with the Barbary pirates, in Chapter 4?
3. Why did Jefferson stop writing to Abigail, in Chapter 5?
4. What was Adams doing to gain valuable diplomatic experience from 1776 to 1778, as Jefferson prepared to govern Virginia?
5. How and why did Adams leave his position as diplomat in London?
6. What was Jefferson's opinion of the Algerian government and why?
7. Which criticism of the Constitution did Adams refute, in Chapter 5?
8. How was Abigail described in the Introduction?
9. How did Adams respond to Jefferson's appointment as a diplomat in France?
10. What was the Defense of the Constitutions of the United States?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the aspects of aristocracy, why it was considered a threat to freedom, and the outlook of Adams and Jefferson on the ways to limit aristocracy.
Essay Topic 2
Adams' Defense of the Constitutions of the United States countered the criticisms of the revolutionary new government that was being designed for America.
1) Describe the criticism about the American government that prompted Adams to write Defense of the Constitutions of the United States.
2) Explain the source of the criticism and the possible reasons for it.
3) Analyze three main points that Adams made in Defense of the Constitutions of the United States to support the country's foundation.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the theme of friendship in The Adams-Jefferson Letters and how the friendship of Adams and Jefferson endured through time, tests, and silence.
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