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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hamilton propose to handle the debts of the thirteen states?
(a) Each state would apply for refinancing.
(b) Each state would pay their debts separately.
(c) No one would pay anything.
(d) The federal government would assume all debts.

2. What is considered to be the main asset the new republic possessed?
(a) Vast continent of North America, with all its resources.
(b) Good intentions.
(c) British stocks and bonds.
(d) Gold mine in Pennsylvania.

3. Which two Representatives reacted first to this petition?
(a) Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.
(b) Raymond Burr and Michael Jackson.
(c) James Jackson and William Loughton Smith.
(d) Ben Franklin and James Madison.

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

5. What issue was discussed by the Constitutional Congress but specifically excluded from the final documents?
(a) Secret Service.
(b) Telecommunications.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Price of Postage.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take Hamilton to write the Report on Public Credit?

2. Who was Hamilton's second in the duel?

3. What was the subject of the petitions to the House of Representatives that caused so much controversy on February 11, 1790?

4. Where was Hamilton struck by the bullet in the duel?

5. What caliber were the dueling pistols?

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