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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Are the terms "slavery", "slaves", or "Negroes" used in the Constitution of the United States?
(a) Yes, but only at the end.
(b) No, these terms were not known at the time.
(c) Yes, but only in the Declaration of Independence.
(d) No, they were specifically excluded.

3. How many new slaves were in the USA between the time of the Declaration of Independence and the census of 1790?
(a) 300,000.
(b) 15.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 500,000.

4. Who did Adams appoint as American Minister to Prussia?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) His son, John Quincy Adams.
(d) Aaron Burr.

5. Who urged General Washington to free all the slaves at the end of the Revolutionary War?
(a) The State of Georgia.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Lafayette.
(d) Madison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What acts are considered to be the worst blunders of the John Adams presidency?

2. Why did the duel take place in such an out of the way location?

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

4. Before the duel, how many years did the two men, Hamilton and Burr, have animosity between them?

5. Who were the most popular leaders in the country at that time?

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