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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did John Adams ask his wife to save for history?
(a) His favorite shoes.
(b) Photos of their children.
(c) All of his letters.
(d) The outfit he wore when he was inaugurated.

2. What is considered to be the main asset the new republic possessed?
(a) Good intentions.
(b) Gold mine in Pennsylvania.
(c) Vast continent of North America, with all its resources.
(d) British stocks and bonds.

3. How many residents of the new republic were slaves?
(a) Nearly 700,000.
(b) Three million.
(c) 500,000.
(d) 58.

4. Before the duel, how many years did the two men, Hamilton and Burr, have animosity between them?
(a) Fifty years.
(b) Two Years.
(c) One year.
(d) Fifteen years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the primary form of communication in America during 1787-89?

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

3. How did critics of the Constitution see that document?

4. How many colonies were present at the birth of the new nation of the United States?

5. What positions had Alexander Hamilton held in the US government?

(see the answer key)

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