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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Hamilton's second in the duel?
(a) Pendleton.
(b) Franklin.
(c) Madison.
(d) Adams.

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

3. Representative Elbridge Gerry proposed that the slave owners be compensated for their slaves by purchasing them for a set amount. What was this amount?
(a) One Billion Dollars.
(b) 10 Billion Dollars.
(c) 10 Million Dollars.
(d) 100 Million Dollars.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What, in the author's opinion, is the main mystery about the duel?

2. Where was Hamilton struck by the bullet in the duel?

3. When did George Washington die?

4. In its most simple terms, how did the Constitutional Convention formulate its documents?

5. Which state did Madison believe would suffer the most injustice under assumption?

(see the answer key)

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