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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was considered to be the first President of the United States, almost unanimously by its people?
(a) Ben Franklin.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) George Washington.

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

4. What was an "interview at Weehawkan"?
(a) The New York Times interview of the duel participants.
(b) Invitation to a duel.
(c) A meeting between the seconds for the duel.
(d) Burr's application process to work for Hamilton.

5. How many people lived in the United States of America at its beginning?
(a) 453.
(b) Five Hundred Thousand.
(c) Two Hundred MIllion.
(d) Four Million.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hamilton die?

2. What was the name of Hamilton's new country house?

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. At whose home was the dinner held?

5. Before this important dinner took place, from what country had Jefferson just returned?

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