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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did George Washington die?
(a) December 14, 1799.
(b) July 4, 1776.
(c) May 1, 1876.
(d) July 4, 1826.

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

3. What was the date of the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton?
(a) January 20, 1804.
(b) October 29, 1851.
(c) July 11, 1804.
(d) July 4, 1776.

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

5. 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 Million Dollars.
(c) 10 Billion Dollars.
(d) 100 Million Dollars.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What famous American endorsed this petition?

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

5. What caliber were the dueling pistols?

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