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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
(a) Cleveland, OH.
(b) Philadelphia, PA.
(c) New York City, NY.
(d) Washington, DC.

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

3. According to the author, why did Burr go to the duel?
(a) Out of confusion about the subject.
(b) Out of boredom and over confidence.
(c) His wife begged him to go.
(d) Out of frustration in solving the libelous statements of Hamilton.

4. What is the Code Duello?
(a) The name of the recognized law of honor regarding duels.
(b) The name Burr gave his gun.
(c) The newspaper that first reported the results of the duel.
(d) The name given to the bullet that killed Hamilton.

5. In what state did the duel occur?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) New York.
(c) Maine.
(d) New Jersey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a hair-trigger?

2. Who was Burr's second in the duel?

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. What danger awaited the main participants in the American Revolution?

5. How many residents of the new republic were slaves?

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