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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was it before Jefferson and Adams spoke again after Jefferson assumed the presidency?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 12 years.

2. What office did John Adams have in George Washington's Presidency?
(a) Secretary of Agriculture.
(b) Vice President.
(c) Ambassador to Germany.
(d) Secretary of State.

3. 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) 10 Billion Dollars.
(c) 100 Million Dollars.
(d) One Billion Dollars.

4. What was the nickname given to John Adams in the Constitutional Congress?
(a) The Little Emperor.
(b) The Atlas of Independence.
(c) The Little General.
(d) The Ace of the Country.

5. What political parties existed for the nation?
(a) Democrats and Republicans.
(b) Whigs and Tories.
(c) Green and Indpendent.
(d) Federalists and Republicans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was John Adams' closest friend and confidante?

2. When did Hamilton die?

3. Where was Alexander Hamilton born?

4. What rank in the military did Aaron Burr attain during the American Revolution?

5. What did Adams do about the French piracy in the Atlantic and Caribbean?

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