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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Burr was blocked by Hamilton in his quest to be come the American minister to what country?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) China.
(d) Mexico.

2. To Jefferson, what was the only legitimate form of government?
(a) Self government.
(b) Communism.
(c) Monarchy.
(d) Democracy.

3. How many words did the Report on the Public Credit contain?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 40,000.

4. Why did the framers of the Constitution avoid the issue of slavery?
(a) None of the framers brought the issue to the attention of the others.
(b) They believed the issue would prevent the states from forming a country.
(c) They forgot about it.
(d) They did not believe the issue was important enough to be included.

5. What was the House's vote on referring the petition to a committee?
(a) 50-50.
(b) 50-1.
(c) 43 - 11.
(d) 100-3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the subject of the petitions to the House of Representatives that caused so much controversy on February 11, 1790?

2. What did Representative Jackson base his pro-slavery position upon?

3. What are the two recognized methods to tell the story of the American formative years?

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

5. Who were the attendees at The Dinner, the subject of this chapter?

(see the answer key)

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