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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Code Duello?
(a) The name Burr gave his gun.
(b) The name of the recognized law of honor regarding duels.
(c) The name given to the bullet that killed Hamilton.
(d) The newspaper that first reported the results of the duel.

2. Which states included a law in their state constitutions that made slavery illegal?
(a) Virginia and New Jersey.
(b) Vermont and Maine.
(c) Vermont and New Hampshire.
(d) Texas and Alabama.

3. What did Madison propose to do about the issue?
(a) Forward it to a committee where it would fade from the public attention.
(b) Pass it to the Senate.
(c) Debate it in the House.
(d) Approve it.

4. According to the author, why did Burr go to the duel?
(a) Out of boredom and over confidence.
(b) Out of frustration in solving the libelous statements of Hamilton.
(c) His wife begged him to go.
(d) Out of confusion about the subject.

5. How did John and Abigail Adams stay in touch while he was in Philadelphia?
(a) They exchanged e-mails.
(b) They wrote each other letters two or three times per week..
(c) John went home for the weekends.
(d) They spoke on the telephone daily.

Short Answer Questions

1. Are the terms "slavery", "slaves", or "Negroes" used in the Constitution of the United States?

2. Who was Hamilton's second in the duel?

3. What acts are considered to be the worst blunders of the John Adams presidency?

4. What was an "interview at Weehawkan"?

5. Who urged General Washington to free all the slaves at the end of the Revolutionary War?

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