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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term has changed in meaning from an inferior being to one of respect and might in the world?
(a) American.
(b) Republican.
(c) Whig.
(d) Writer.

2. What does the author consider the years of 1787-1788 for America?
(a) The golden years.
(b) The revolutionary war.
(c) The founding movement that established American nationhood.
(d) The war between the states.

3. In what political party was Hamilton considered a leader?
(a) Whig.
(b) Tory.
(c) Republican.
(d) Federalist.

4. How many total shots were fired at the duel?
(a) Two, one by each man.
(b) Two, both by Hamilton.
(c) Two, both by Burr.
(d) Six, three by each man.

5. According to the author, what event brought the longstanding rivalry between Burr and Hamilton to a head?
(a) A horse race in which both men had substantial financial risk.
(b) The discovery of an affair between Hamilton and Burr's wife.
(c) The vote between Burr and Jefferson for President in 1800/01.
(d) The death of Hamilton's son, Philip.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was an "interview at Weehawkan"?

2. Before the duel, how many years did the two men, Hamilton and Burr, have animosity between them?

3. What does the author say was a direct result of the new republic's decision to delay the slavery question in the 1780's?

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

5. What, in the author's opinion, is the main mystery about the duel?

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