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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the author's opinion, what was the direct result of the House's refusal to deal with the subject of slavery in 1790?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The Boston Massacre.
(d) The Whiskey Rebellion.

2. Who was elected president in 1800?
(a) Adams.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) Franklin.

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

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

5. Who was Catiline?
(a) A large ship commissioned by Washington to be used to sail along the coast of the colonies and recruit soldiers.
(b) A woman whose rhetoric and feiry speeches nearly destroyed the American Republic's economic system.
(c) A treachorous and degenerate character whose scheming nearly destroyed the Roman Republic.
(d) A romantic character in a popular novel, whose life was destroyed by a duel.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hamilton die?

2. What is one significance of the debate in 1790 over the Quaker petitions?

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

4. According to the author, why did Hamilton go to the duel?

5. According to the author, why did Burr go to the duel?

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