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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1834, Chapter Twelve.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the outcome of the battle at White Plains?
(a) The Canadians are defeated.
(b) Washington is defeated.
(c) The French are defeated.
(d) The British are defeated.

2. Who is Sam Swartwout?
(a) The manager of the bar.
(b) A senator.
(c) The collecter of the port of New York.
(d) The assistant to the president.

3. For whom does Helen's mother work?
(a) A dressmaker.
(b) A cook.
(c) A politician.
(d) A brothel.

4. To what does Burr credit his success in his duel against Hamilton?
(a) His trickery.
(b) His courage.
(c) His calmness.
(d) His marksmanship.

5. What does Burr tell Charlie to tell Mrs. Burr when she arrives?
(a) That he was expecting her.
(b) That he is in court.
(c) That he is waiting upstairs.
(d) That he is leaving her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Tory-Federalists also known as?

2. When Mrs. Burr meets with Charlie after Burr's partners in the Texas land scheme come looking for him, what does Mrs. Burr claim her husband has sold?

3. How does Burr initially feel about becoming a political leader?

4. Who is able to get Burr's partners to leave when they come looking for money for the Texas land scheme?

5. Who is the Whig candidate in the 1884 election for mayor?

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