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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What form of government was initiated by the American Revolution?
(a) Communism.
(b) Representative government based popular sovreignty and some form of market economy fueled by the energies of individual citizens.
(c) Feudal system governed by kings, queens and lords.
(d) Marxist and socialist.

2. What are the two recognized methods to tell the story of the American formative years?
(a) Communisim and Democracy.
(b) Tories and Whigs.
(c) Pure Republicanism and the Jeffersonian interpretations.
(d) Washington and Adams.

3. In what political party was Hamilton considered a leader?
(a) Federalist.
(b) Republican.
(c) Whig.
(d) Tory.

4. According to the author, what event brought the longstanding rivalry between Burr and Hamilton to a head?
(a) The death of Hamilton's son, Philip.
(b) A horse race in which both men had substantial financial risk.
(c) The discovery of an affair between Hamilton and Burr's wife.
(d) The vote between Burr and Jefferson for President in 1800/01.

5. Who was Hamilton's second in the duel?
(a) Madison.
(b) Adams.
(c) Franklin.
(d) Pendleton.

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. What does the author consider the years of 1787-1788 for America?

3. What did John Adams see as the paradox facing the new republic?

4. What was Aaron Burr's official title in the USA government?

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

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