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Can you help me answer this questions about the Founding Fathers that my friend Kathy gave to me a few months ago?1.To which of the following was George Washington personally opposed?a the formation of political partiesb making long-term foreign alliancesc fighting in foreign warsd all of the above2. In the years before the American Revolution, John Adams quite famously defended whom in court?a the perpetrators of the Boston Tea Partyb the British soldiers responsible for the Boston Massacrec Abraham Whipple (for leading the burning of HMS Gaspee in 17172)d Benjamin Franklin (for public indecency)3.Which of the following was Thomas Jefferson NOT?a an ordained minister & theologianb an architect & inventorc an horticulturist & paleontologistd an author & the founder of a university4. In which of the following "un-American" activities did Thomas Jefferson engage? a He cultivated poppy to make his own opiumb He published his own version of the Bible-without miracles.c He ( allegedly) fathered children out of wedlock with one of his slavesd All of the above5. What law, passed under John Adams' administration, made it illegal to criticize anyone in government EXCEPT Thomas Jefferson (who, as Vice President at the time, was exempt)?a. The Alien Friends Actb. The Alien Enemies Actc. The Sedition Actd. The Dirty Liberal Traitors Act