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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country did America look to for guidance on how to create their new republic?
(a) Burma.
(b) None - the American revolution was the first.
(c) Scotland.
(d) China.

2. Who was considered to be the first President of the United States, almost unanimously by its people?
(a) Ben Franklin.
(b) John Adams.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

3. In its most simple terms, how did the Constitutional Convention formulate its documents?
(a) All were written by Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Abigail Adams kep the minutes and published them in their entirety after the convention ended.
(c) Through debates, letters, private discussions and presentations at the meetings.
(d) Unknown, all meetings were held in secret and no records were kept.

4. How many delegates were at the Constitutional Convention?
(a) Unknown, no specific records were kept.
(b) One hundred and three.
(c) Fifty-five.
(d) Thirteen, one for each colony.

5. What do some historians call the politics and events of the 1790s in America?
(a) The Renaissance.
(b) The Bronze Age.
(c) The Age of Passion.
(d) The Ice Age.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where, according to the Constitution, does sovreignity in the United States lie?

2. Who makes history?

3. How many colonies were present at the birth of the new nation of the United States?

4. What form of government was initiated by the American Revolution?

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

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