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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What danger awaited the main participants in the American Revolution?
(a) Death.
(b) Three years in prison.
(c) Substantial fines.
(d) Severe damage to their credit.

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

3. According to the author, what action would have ended the move for American Independence?
(a) Better use of horses by either army.
(b) The invention of the atomic bomb.
(c) British commanders prosecuting the war more vigorously.
(d) Spain's entry into the war on the side of America.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

2. Who was considered to be the first President of the United States, almost unanimously by its people?

3. What do some historians call the politics and events of the 1790s in America?

4. What was Thomas Paine referring to when he said an island could not rule a continent?

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

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