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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many colonies were present at the birth of the new nation of the United States?
(a) Forty-eight.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Seven.
(d) Fifty.
2. What did John Adams see as the paradox facing the new republic?
(a) Tories versus Whigs.
(b) The new title of the republic versus its goals.
(c) Legislating for 20 or 30 states, when all of the known legislative history had been for just one state.
(d) The needs of the many outweigh the needs of a few.
3. What form of government was initiated by the American Revolution?
(a) Marxist and socialist.
(b) Communism.
(c) Feudal system governed by kings, queens and lords.
(d) Representative government based popular sovreignty and some form of market economy fueled by the energies of individual citizens.
4. According to the author, why did Burr go to the duel?
(a) Out of frustration in solving the libelous statements of Hamilton.
(b) Out of boredom and over confidence.
(c) Out of confusion about the subject.
(d) His wife begged him to go.
5. What country did America look to for guidance on how to create their new republic?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Burma.
(c) China.
(d) None - the American revolution was the first.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who were some of Hamilton's better known political enemies?
2. What was the date of the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton?
3. How many delegates were at the Constitutional Convention?
4. At the time of the American Revolution, who else occupied North America besides the colonists?
5. Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
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