
Quiz on Thomas Jefferson's Letter to John Taylor (1798)
Authored by Melissa Sanchez
Geography
9th Grade

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main issue Thomas Jefferson addressed regarding Mr. Martin's patent?
How to sell the patent to another inventor
How to suppress the first patent and create a second without a fee
How to create a new invention
How to improve the existing patent
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Jefferson recommend John Taylor do with the mould board description?
Destroy it
Send it back to Jefferson
Make a model of it
Ignore it
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which states did Jefferson mention as being 'under the saddle' of Massachusetts and Connecticut?
Virginia and North Carolina
New York and New Jersey
Pennsylvania and Delaware
Georgia and South Carolina
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Jefferson, what was the 'irresistible influence' that turned the government over to anti-republican hands?
The military power of the Union
The wealth of the northern states
The influence of foreign nations
The popularity of Gen. Washington
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Jefferson suggest is necessary in every free and deliberating society?
Opposite parties and dissensions
No political parties
Complete unity and agreement
A single ruling party
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Jefferson believe would happen if the Union were reduced to just Virginia and North Carolina?
They would join with European nations
They would become a powerful nation
A conflict would arise between the two states
They would be at peace
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Jefferson refer to as the 'reign of witches'?
A new religious movement
A foreign invasion
A literal belief in witches
The current political situation
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