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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one significance of the debate in 1790 over the Quaker petitions?
(a) It was the first time pro-slavery and abolitionist views had been so clearly outlined in a national venue.
(b) It was the first time the Quakers became involved in politics.
(c) It was the first time the division of church and state arisen.
(d) It represented the first time a state delegation was involved in federal politics.

2. Who was elected to be the third President of the United States?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Andrew Jackson.
(c) George W. Bush.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

3. How many votes did the House take before placing Jefferson in office?
(a) One.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Three.
(d) Thirty-six.

4. Why was there a dispute about who won the 1800 Presidential Election?
(a) There was considerable voting fraud and a recount was ordered.
(b) There were too many candidates to declare a majority.
(c) Both candidates earned the same number of votes in the electoral college, but no one was specifically mentioned as the Presidential candidate.
(d) George Washington decided at the last minute to make a bid for re-election.

5. What did Representative Jackson base his pro-slavery position upon?
(a) The Koran.
(b) His father's teachings.
(c) The Bible and ministers from Georgia.
(d) Documents developed by research at the University of Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the House's vote on referring the petition to a committee?

2. What instruction did John give his wife Abigail when he was sworn in as president?

3. Are the terms "slavery", "slaves", or "Negroes" used in the Constitution of the United States?

4. Which state, at the time of the debate, had the largest slave population?

5. What was the religious preference of the delegations that presented the petitions?

(see the answer key)

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