American Sphinx Unit 2 Study Answers

—American Sphinx

—Unit 2 Study Questions

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—Pgs. 75-138

—Question 1

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—How does Jefferson arrive in Paris?

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—In an elaborate, handcrafted, phaeton that is fancier than the one that conveyed him to Philadelphia.

—Question 2

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—Who accompanied Jefferson to France?

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—His daughter Martha, known as Patsy, and a slave named James Hemings.

—Question 3

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—What does Jefferson expect his slave to learn while in France?

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—The fine art of French cookery.

—Question 4

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—How famous is Jefferson at the time he becomes an ambassador in France?

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—His fame has increased due to America winning the American Revolution.

—Question 5

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—How long is Jefferson Governor of Virginia?

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—Two years

—Question 6

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—What affect does Jefferson’s term as Governor of Virginia have on the state?

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—The state’s economy is a disaster.

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—How does Jefferson react  to the invasion by Benedict Arnold’s troops?

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—He flees on horseback.

—Question 8

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—What does the Virginia Assembly do, regarding Jefferson’s reaction to the invasion by Benedict Arnold’s troops?

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—The Assembly launch an investigation against him for cowardice and dereliction of duty.

—Question 9

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—What happened to Martha Wales Jefferson several months after the birth of their daughter Lucy Elizabeth?

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—She dies.

—Question 10

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—Why is Jefferson inconsolable and cries every night for six weeks?

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—His wife dies.

—Question 11

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—What promise does Martha extract from Jefferson before she dies?

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—A deathbed promise to not remarry.

—Question 12

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—How long did Jeffersonians rule the nation?

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—The first twenty-four years of the 19th Century.

—Question 13

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—What serves as the most enduring records of Jefferson’s life?

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—The letters Jefferson and Madison exchanged.

—Question 14

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—Who are the other two ambassadors in France?

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—John Adams and Benjamin Franklin

—Question 15

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—Who first exposes Jefferson to a companionate marriage?

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—John and Abigail Adams

—Question 16

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—What does Abigail Adams encourage Jefferson to do, regarding his daughter Maria?

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—To bring her to France.

—Question 17

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—Who is raising Maria, known as Polly Jefferson?

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—Slaves in Virginia

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—What does Abigail Adams provide Jefferson from London?

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—Parenting advice.

—Question 19

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—What does Ellis call flexibility and others might call hypocrisy?

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—Jefferson’s dexterity to tailor his writings for a specific audience.

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—Of what party does Jefferson become the leader in just a few years?

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—The Republican Party

—Question 21

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—When he is elected president, what does George Washington offer Jefferson?

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—The position of Secretary of State.

—Question 22

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—Who does Jefferson sometimes reviles as a drunkard and sometimes as a wise, just ruler

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—King Louis XVI