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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Bryant offer to do to keep Charlie from publishing the pamphlet?
(a) Help Charlie get an editorship.
(b) Help Charlie get a government position.
(c) Help Charlie get published somewhere else.
(d) Help Charlie raise money.

2. How does Jefferson treat past promises he has made to Burr once he becomes President?
(a) He tries to accomodate of them.
(b) He refuses to honor them.
(c) He goes above and beyond to honor them.
(d) He relunctantly honors them.

3. What is the Spanish Conspiracy?
(a) The plan to take over New York with a Spanish fleet.
(b) The plan to sell Mexico to Spain.
(c) The plan to create an independent state by combining Louisiana and the western states.
(d) The plan to combine Mississippi and Louisiana into a single state.

4. With whom does Jefferson consider a deal to buy the Floridas for $2 million?
(a) Merry.
(b) Charles IV.
(c) Isabella II.
(d) Bonaparte.

5. What is the name of Matt Davis's publisher?
(a) Richard Robinson.
(b) Reginald Gower.
(c) George Fuller.
(d) Sam Swartwout.

Short Answer Questions

1. In whose murder is Charlie arrested?

2. For when is the duel between Burr and Hamilton scheduled?

3. When Charlie goes to visit Helen at Mrs. Townsend's, how does Mrs. Townsend act?

4. In the first week of August in 1806, where does Burr travel?

5. What does Burr title his 17th memoir?

Short Essay Questions

1. How much is the publisher to which Sam Swartwout introduces Charlie willing to pay for Burr's memoirs, and what are the stipulations?

2. Why does Burr gather Jamie Wilkinson, John Smith, Jonathan Dayton, and future president General Andrew Jackson together?

3. Where is Charlie on a consulship and how did he obtain the position?

4. What does Jefferson do that guarantees him reelection and where does Burr fit into the reelection bid?

5. What does Mrs. Townsend say to Charlie when he tries to come visit Helen, who has left him?

6. Describe James Wilkinson's involvement in the Spanish Conspiracy.

7. Who murdered Helen and how does Charlie know this person?

8. How does Burr feel about the Constitutional power given to the President? What other ideas does he have about the Constitution?

9. On what counts is Charlie arrested and what events surround his arrest?

10. What does Burr refer to as "the great American tragedy"?

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