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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What positions had Alexander Hamilton held in the US government?
(a) Vice President and White House Presss Secretary.
(b) Secretaries of Education and Homeland Security.
(c) Washington's Chief of Staff and Secretary of the Treasury.
(d) Vice President and Secretary of State.

2. What did Representative John Page say was the real threat of the petition?
(a) Civil War.
(b) Abolition.
(c) Silence.
(d) Financial Ruin.

3. What state was Jefferson from?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Texas.
(c) New York.
(d) Delaware.

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

5. How many contributions did Hamilton make to The Federalist Papers?
(a) One.
(b) Fifty-one.
(c) Forty-three.
(d) Seventy-five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous American endorsed this petition?

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

3. What was the date of the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton?

4. What country did America look to for guidance on how to create their new republic?

5. Are the terms "slavery", "slaves", or "Negroes" used in the Constitution of the United States?

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