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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Thomas Paine referring to when he said an island could not rule a continent?
(a) Hawaii ruling California.
(b) Britain continuing to rule over North America.
(c) Britian continuing to rule over India.
(d) Madascar ruling Africa.

2. Where, according to the Constitution, does sovreignity in the United States lie?
(a) With the President.
(b) At Fort Knox.
(c) With the people.
(d) With the states.

3. How many colonies were present at the birth of the new nation of the United States?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Seven.
(d) Forty-eight.

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. Who makes history?
(a) Priests.
(b) People.
(c) Books.
(d) Animals.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What issue was discussed by the Constitutional Congress but specifically excluded from the final documents?

3. At the time of the American Revolution, what was the most powerful military force in the world?

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

5. Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

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