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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the subject of the petitions to the House of Representatives that caused so much controversy on February 11, 1790?
(a) Declaring December 25 the official date of Christmas.
(b) Declaring November 25 the official date to celebrate Thanksgiving.
(c) Revoking the women's right to vote.
(d) Ending the African slave trade in the USA.

3. Which state, at the time of the debate, had the largest free-black population?
(a) Virginia.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Georgia.
(d) New York.

4. Who was Burr's second in the duel?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Pendleton.
(c) Washington.
(d) Van Ness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state did the duel occur?

2. How did John Adams feel about his position in Washington's cabinet?

3. An affair of honor should involve only what type of charges?

4. Who was the second Vice President?

5. How was the American republic viewed by the English and French governments at this time?

(see the answer key)

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