AA Studies 2nd 9 Weeks Midterm

What is the name of Thomas Jefferson's plantation?

• Monticello

• Charlottesville

• Virginia

• White House

What was the primary allegation made against Thomas Jefferson in an inflammatory report?

• He had a relationship with a slave girl

• He had an affair with a married woman

• He embezzled government funds

• He was involved in a political scandal

Who was the slave girl rumored to have had a relationship with Thomas Jefferson?

• Sally Hemings

• Martha Jefferson

• Egeria

• Sally Hemings' mother

Where did Thomas Jefferson take Sally Hemings when he was the United States minister to France?

• France

• England

• Spain

• Italy

What evidence supports the theory that Thomas Jefferson fathered Sally Hemings' children?

• Jefferson's own writings

• Rumors from Jefferson's contemporaries

• The discovery of a hidden room

• DNA test results

What was the name of the descendant of Easton Hemings whose DNA matched Thomas Jefferson's?

• Harriet Hemings

• Sally Hemings

• Thomas Jefferson Jr.

• Eugene Foster

What did Thomas Jefferson do for Sally Hemings and her children?

• Granted them freedom

• Provided them with a stipend

• Allowed them to live on his estate

• All of the above

What was the occupation of Easton Hemings in Ohio?

• Journalist

• Blacksmith

• Lawyer

• Teacher

What did the DNA test results confirm about Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings?

• They were married

• They had a romantic relationship

• They had no connection

• They were distant relatives

Who was opposed to the idea that Thomas Jefferson fathered Sally Hemings' children?

• The Thomas Jefferson Foundation

• The Hemings family

• Historians

• The New York Times