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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who emerged as the candidates for President upon Washington's retirement?
(a) Hamilton and Burr.
(b) Adams and Burr.
(c) Adams and Jefferson.
(d) Franklin and Jefferson.

3. What was Aaron Burr's official title in the USA government?
(a) Commander in Chief of the Army.
(b) Secretary of the Treasury.
(c) Vice President.
(d) President.

4. Representative Elbridge Gerry proposed that the slave owners be compensated for their slaves by purchasing them for a set amount. What was this amount?
(a) 10 Million Dollars.
(b) One Billion Dollars.
(c) 10 Billion Dollars.
(d) 100 Million Dollars.

5. What was the religious preference of the delegations that presented the petitions?
(a) Quaker.
(b) Atheist.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Catholic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was there a dispute about who won the 1800 Presidential Election?

2. What was the federal budget of 1790?

3. Why did the framers of the Constitution avoid the issue of slavery?

4. What caliber were the dueling pistols?

5. Who was the second Vice President?

(see the answer key)

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