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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. Which role did Adams and Jefferson think education had in government?

2. What age was Jefferson before the first academic session began at the University of Virginia?

3. What did Adams discover that tested his friendship with Jefferson, after their correspondence had resumed?

4. How did both Adams and Jefferson consider the possibility of establishing a mutually beneficial association with Britain?

5. Overall, how did Adams and Jefferson view the world?

Short Essay Questions

1. What interests did Adams and Jefferson have in the later years of their correspondence?

2. What did Adams send to Jefferson to renew their correspondence in 1812?

3. What opinions did Adams and Jefferson have about the post-war conditions, in Chapter 12?

4. Who was Dr. Rush and why did he help Adams and Jefferson reconcile their differences?

5. Who won the elections where Adams and Jefferson faced each other, and what did Adams do after hearing the results of the second election, in Chapter 7?

6. Why was Adams skeptical and concerned about aristocracy, in Chapter 10?

7. Which of Jefferson's actions upset the Adamses, in Chapter 8?

8. How did Adams and Jefferson find their financial situations later in their lives?

9. How did Jefferson respond to Adams' analysis of aristocracy, in Chapter 10?

10. What were Adams and Jefferson trying preserve, at the end of Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The impact of The Adams-Jefferson Letters proved to be a valuable part of American history.

1) Describe the concepts and principles that Adams and Jefferson fought for in their lives.

2) Explain the reasons why Adams and Jefferson were aware of the importance of their correspondence and continued to write later in their lives.

3) Analyze the major things people can learn about the past, present, and future of America from The Adams-Jefferson Letters.

Essay Topic 2

As the United States was Declaring Independence, it was an exciting time for the country and its people.

1) Describe three characteristics of the late 1700s that you think helped the country's foundation and why.

2) Explain the major differences in the country between the 1700s and the 1800s based on the information in the letters.

3) Analyze how the country has changed since the times of Adams and Jefferson, for the better or worse, and the reasons why.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the interference of Britain with the interference of the Barbary pirates in the trade of the United States with other countries.

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