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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which state, at the time of the debate, had the largest free-black population?
(a) New York.
(b) Virginia.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Georgia.

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

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

5. What was the main item on the agenda for the dinner?
(a) Hamilton's financial plan for the new government.
(b) Rumors about Dolly Madison.
(c) Hamilton's upcoming duel with Aaron Burr.
(d) What color to paint the presidential residence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What state was Jefferson from?

3. Who urged General Washington to free all the slaves at the end of the Revolutionary War?

4. What is the Code Duello?

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

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