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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state did the duel occur?
(a) Maine.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) New York.
(d) Tennessee.

2. What are the two recognized methods to tell the story of the American formative years?
(a) Washington and Adams.
(b) Pure Republicanism and the Jeffersonian interpretations.
(c) Communisim and Democracy.
(d) Tories and Whigs.

3. What does the author consider the years of 1787-1788 for America?
(a) The revolutionary war.
(b) The founding movement that established American nationhood.
(c) The war between the states.
(d) The golden years.

4. Why did the duel take place in such an out of the way location?
(a) Because it was near a hospital.
(b) Because it is a very noisy activity.
(c) To avoid accidental shooting of passersby.
(d) Dueling was illegal in the United States.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Jefferson replace as the US ambassador to France?

2. How old was James Madison at the time of this dinner meeting?

3. Who was Catiline?

4. How many new slaves were in the USA between the time of the Declaration of Independence and the census of 1790?

5. What did Representative John Page say was the real threat of the petition?

(see the answer key)

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