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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 people lived in the United States of America at its beginning?
(a) Two Hundred MIllion.
(b) Four Million.
(c) 453.
(d) Five Hundred Thousand.

2. In what state did the duel occur?
(a) New York.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Maine.
(d) New Jersey.

3. How many total shots were fired at the duel?
(a) Two, both by Hamilton.
(b) Two, one by each man.
(c) Two, both by Burr.
(d) Six, three by each man.

4. What is a hair-trigger?
(a) The result of a weapon being left outdoors overnight.
(b) Part of the gun that has been used to comb a man's hair.
(c) A device on a gun that allows a much smaller amount of pressure to pull the trigger.
(d) A method of pulling the trigger on a weapon.

5. Who was considered to be the first President of the United States, almost unanimously by its people?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Ben Franklin.
(d) John Adams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say was a direct result of the new republic's decision to delay the slavery question in the 1780's?

2. According to the author, what event brought the longstanding rivalry between Burr and Hamilton to a head?

3. What was the date of the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton?

4. How many colonies were present at the birth of the new nation of the United States?

5. Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

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