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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, why did Hamilton go to the duel?
(a) He wanted to murder Burr.
(b) His theatre plans changed for that day.
(c) He needed the money.
(d) Ambition and insecurity.

2. What was one of the core principals of the Articles of Confederation?
(a) That the colonies would never number more than twenty.
(b) That a centralized political power that operated in a faraway place could not govern citizens..
(c) That it would replace the constituiton.
(d) That the Confederate States of America should be made to exist.

3. At the time of the American Revolution, what was the most powerful military force in the world?
(a) Spanish Armada.
(b) Chinese Red Guard.
(c) British army and navy.
(d) Taliban.

4. How many residents of the new republic were slaves?
(a) Three million.
(b) 500,000.
(c) Nearly 700,000.
(d) 58.

5. How did critics of the Constitution see that document?
(a) As a betrayal of the core concepts of the American Revolution.
(b) As a shining beacon of the principals fought for in the Revolution.
(c) As a starting point for further amendments.
(d) As a poorly written document with considerable grammatical errors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was an "interview at Weehawkan"?

2. What is the Code Duello?

3. When did Hamilton die?

4. What is a hair-trigger?

5. What was the name of Hamilton's new country house?

(see the answer key)

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