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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Madison propose to do about the issue?
(a) Debate it in the House.
(b) Approve it.
(c) Pass it to the Senate.
(d) Forward it to a committee where it would fade from the public attention.

3. What does the author say was a direct result of the new republic's decision to delay the slavery question in the 1780's?
(a) World War I.
(b) Vietnam War.
(c) American Civil War.
(d) War of 1812.

4. What was one of the concerns shared by pro-slavery and abolitionist factions?
(a) Riots.
(b) Where the slaves would go once freed.
(c) Famine.
(d) How the navy would handle the mass exodus.

5. What does the author think Jefferson offered Madison to get him to accept the new financial plan?
(a) Naming the new seat of government after George Washington.
(b) 100 acres in the new city.
(c) Location of the new seat of government to the Potomac.
(d) A guarantee of a senate seat in the next election.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Burr's second in the duel?

2. How many books did Thomas Jefferson publish?

3. What was one of the core principals of the Articles of Confederation?

4. Who collaborated with George Washington on his Farewell Address?

5. What did John Adams ask his wife to save for history?

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