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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What, in the author's opinion, is the main mystery about the duel?
(a) Who was the winner of the duel.
(b) The exact location of the duel.
(c) Whether either man fired their shots with the intent to kill.
(d) Who was present at the duel.

5. Why was there a dispute about who won the 1800 Presidential Election?
(a) George Washington decided at the last minute to make a bid for re-election.
(b) There was considerable voting fraud and a recount was ordered.
(c) Both candidates earned the same number of votes in the electoral college, but no one was specifically mentioned as the Presidential candidate.
(d) There were too many candidates to declare a majority.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many delegates were at the Constitutional Convention?

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

3. What was the name of the report Hamilton wrote that started the need for this compromise?

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

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

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