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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country did America look to for guidance on how to create their new republic?
(a) Burma.
(b) None - the American revolution was the first.
(c) China.
(d) Scotland.

2. According to the author, what action would have ended the move for American Independence?
(a) The invention of the atomic bomb.
(b) British commanders prosecuting the war more vigorously.
(c) Better use of horses by either army.
(d) Spain's entry into the war on the side of America.

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

4. What do some historians call the politics and events of the 1790s in America?
(a) The Renaissance.
(b) The Age of Passion.
(c) The Bronze Age.
(d) The Ice Age.

5. An affair of honor should involve only what type of charges?
(a) Personal.
(b) Political.
(c) Adulterous.
(d) Financial.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where, according to the Constitution, does sovreignity in the United States lie?

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

3. What was the name of Hamilton's new country house?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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