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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rank in the military did Aaron Burr attain during the American Revolution?
(a) Private.
(b) General.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Captain.

2. Which state, at the time of the debate, had the largest slave population?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) New York.

3. What did Representative Jackson base his pro-slavery position upon?
(a) Documents developed by research at the University of Virginia.
(b) The Bible and ministers from Georgia.
(c) The Koran.
(d) His father's teachings.

4. What was an "interview at Weehawkan"?
(a) Invitation to a duel.
(b) The New York Times interview of the duel participants.
(c) Burr's application process to work for Hamilton.
(d) A meeting between the seconds for the duel.

5. What did Adams do about the French piracy in the Atlantic and Caribbean?
(a) Passed the Alien and Sedition Acts.
(b) Hired some American pirates to combat them.
(c) Wrote stern letters to the French government.
(d) Focused on building up the navy for protection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the House's vote on referring the petition to a committee?

2. Who worked behind the scenes to promote Jefferson's candidacy for President?

3. Who was the second Vice President?

4. At the time of the American Revolution, who else occupied North America besides the colonists?

5. In its most simple terms, how did the Constitutional Convention formulate its documents?

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