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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many new slaves were in the USA between the time of the Declaration of Independence and the census of 1790?
(a) 15.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 300,000.
(d) 200,000.

2. What form of government was initiated by the American Revolution?
(a) Feudal system governed by kings, queens and lords.
(b) Communism.
(c) Representative government based popular sovreignty and some form of market economy fueled by the energies of individual citizens.
(d) Marxist and socialist.

3. What political parties existed for the nation?
(a) Green and Indpendent.
(b) Democrats and Republicans.
(c) Whigs and Tories.
(d) Federalists and Republicans.

4. Who were the attendees at The Dinner, the subject of this chapter?
(a) Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Ben Franklin.
(b) John Adams, Abagail Adams, Ben Franklin.
(c) Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison.
(d) Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, James Madison.

5. How many years did George Washington lead the country?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Two.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John Adams see as the paradox facing the new republic?

2. Who was America's first legend?

3. Where did John Adams go to college?

4. How did Hamilton propose to handle the debts of the thirteen states?

5. How many people lived in the United States of America at its beginning?

(see the answer key)

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