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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where, according to the Constitution, does sovreignity in the United States lie?
(a) With the President.
(b) At Fort Knox.
(c) With the states.
(d) With the people.

2. 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) Georgia and South Carolina.
(d) Virginia and North Carolina.

3. What was the name of the report Hamilton wrote that started the need for this compromise?
(a) The Pickwick Papers.
(b) The New Republic.
(c) Report on the Public Credit.
(d) CNN White Paper on Finances.

4. Who held in his possession the secret minutes of the Constitutional Convention?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) George Washington.
(d) John Quincy Adams.

5. Are the terms "slavery", "slaves", or "Negroes" used in the Constitution of the United States?
(a) Yes, but only at the end.
(b) No, these terms were not known at the time.
(c) Yes, but only in the Declaration of Independence.
(d) No, they were specifically excluded.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what political party was Hamilton considered a leader?

4. To Jefferson, what was the only legitimate form of government?

5. What heritages were represented in the Seal of the United States designed by Adams, Franklin and Jefferson?

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