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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Hamilton die?
(a) The next day, July 12, 1804.
(b) A year later, in a boating accident.
(c) Two weeks later, July 25, 1804.
(d) Immediately.

2. On the subject of Hamilton's financial proposal, what was the main issue?
(a) Abolition versus Slavery.
(b) Gold versus Silver.
(c) Black versus White.
(d) Agrarian versus commercial sources of wealth.

3. Before this important dinner took place, from what country had Jefferson just returned?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Mexico.
(d) India.

4. How many contributions did Hamilton make to The Federalist Papers?
(a) Seventy-five.
(b) Forty-three.
(c) Fifty-one.
(d) One.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many delegates were at the Constitutional Convention?

2. At the time of the American Revolution, who else occupied North America besides the colonists?

3. According to the author, why did Burr go to the duel?

4. What country did America look to for guidance on how to create their new republic?

5. What does the author compare this "Compromise of 1790" to?

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