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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What rank in the military did Aaron Burr attain during the American Revolution?
(a) Captain.
(b) Colonel.
(c) General.
(d) Private.
2. How did John Adams feel about his position in Washington's cabinet?
(a) Allowed to travel, he enjoyed the opportunity.
(b) Serving as second in command, he felt important.
(c) Forced to spend so much time in the Senate, he felt muzzled..
(d) He was too busy to have any emotions about it.
3. Where was Alexander Hamilton born?
(a) Delhi, India.
(b) Island of Nevis, West Indies.
(c) New Orleans, LA.
(d) Honolulu, Hawaii.
4. Burr was blocked by Hamilton in his quest to be come the American minister to what country?
(a) France.
(b) Mexico.
(c) England.
(d) China.
5. According to the author, why did Burr go to the duel?
(a) Out of confusion about the subject.
(b) Out of frustration in solving the libelous statements of Hamilton.
(c) His wife begged him to go.
(d) Out of boredom and over confidence.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was elected president in 1800?
2. How far apart are the participants in a duel?
3. Are the terms "slavery", "slaves", or "Negroes" used in the Constitution of the United States?
4. Which state, at the time of the debate, had the largest free-black population?
5. How many new slaves were in the USA between the time of the Declaration of Independence and the census of 1790?
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