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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who makes history?
(a) Animals.
(b) People.
(c) Priests.
(d) Books.

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

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

5. An affair of honor should involve only what type of charges?
(a) Personal.
(b) Financial.
(c) Political.
(d) Adulterous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John Adams ask his wife to save for history?

2. According to the author, whose version of the duel outcome has persevered through history?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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