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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many new slaves were in the USA between the time of the Declaration of Independence and the census of 1790?
(a) 15.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 300,000.

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

3. How many delegates were at the Constitutional Convention?
(a) Thirteen, one for each colony.
(b) Fifty-five.
(c) One hundred and three.
(d) Unknown, no specific records were kept.

4. Which state, at the time of the debate, had the largest free-black population?
(a) Georgia.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) New York.
(d) Virginia.

5. At the time of the American Revolution, what was the most powerful military force in the world?
(a) Spanish Armada.
(b) Chinese Red Guard.
(c) British army and navy.
(d) Taliban.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Washington's key military tactic in the Revolutionary War?

2. What issue was discussed by the Constitutional Congress but specifically excluded from the final documents?

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

4. What medical problem had Jefferson experienced for over a month before the dinner?

5. When George Washington wrote to the Cherokee Nation, what did he recommend that they do?

(see the answer key)

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