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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the date of the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton?
(a) October 29, 1851.
(b) January 20, 1804.
(c) July 11, 1804.
(d) July 4, 1776.

2. What was one of the core principals of the Articles of Confederation?
(a) That the Confederate States of America should be made to exist.
(b) That a centralized political power that operated in a faraway place could not govern citizens..
(c) That it would replace the constituiton.
(d) That the colonies would never number more than twenty.

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

4. Where was Alexander Hamilton born?
(a) Honolulu, Hawaii.
(b) Delhi, India.
(c) New Orleans, LA.
(d) Island of Nevis, West Indies.

5. Who was Burr's second in the duel?
(a) Washington.
(b) Pendleton.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Van Ness.

Short Answer Questions

1. An affair of honor should involve only what type of charges?

2. Who were some of Hamilton's better known political enemies?

3. What is considered to be the main asset the new republic possessed?

4. What is a hair-trigger?

5. What are the two recognized methods to tell the story of the American formative years?

(see the answer key)

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