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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sites were being considered for the new permanent capital of the United States?
(a) Five.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Two.

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

3. What does the author say was a direct result of the new republic's decision to delay the slavery question in the 1780's?
(a) World War I.
(b) Vietnam War.
(c) American Civil War.
(d) War of 1812.

4. Which states during this debate were the most aggressive in defending their right to own slaves?
(a) New York and New Jersey.
(b) North Carolina and South Carolina.
(c) Virginia and North Carolina.
(d) Georgia and South Carolina.

5. How long was it before Jefferson and Adams spoke again after Jefferson assumed the presidency?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the total amount of debt the United States was facing in 1790?

2. Based upon his farewell address and most recent letters to the states, where did Washington believe America's destiny lay?

3. Who did Jefferson replace as the US ambassador to France?

4. How was the American republic viewed by the English and French governments at this time?

5. What term has changed in meaning from an inferior being to one of respect and might in the world?

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