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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Representative Jackson base his pro-slavery position upon?
(a) The Bible and ministers from Georgia.
(b) His father's teachings.
(c) Documents developed by research at the University of Virginia.
(d) The Koran.

2. According to the author, why did Hamilton go to the duel?
(a) He needed the money.
(b) His theatre plans changed for that day.
(c) Ambition and insecurity.
(d) He wanted to murder Burr.

3. Even though Jay's Treaty was not popular, what was the main reason it passed into acceptance?
(a) It was introduced into Congress late at night and there was not a quorum.
(b) The nation's attention was averted by the Jefferson/Hennings scandal.
(c) The prestige of George Washington.
(d) The dislike of the public for Thomas Jefferson.

4. Who emerged as the candidates for President upon Washington's retirement?
(a) Franklin and Jefferson.
(b) Hamilton and Burr.
(c) Adams and Jefferson.
(d) Adams and Burr.

5. Who was Talleyrand?
(a) John Adams' Vice President.
(b) The author of the first American Dictionary.
(c) A general from the Revolutionary War.
(d) The French foreign minister.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many delegates were at the Constitutional Convention?

2. According to the author, how did the creation of a separate American nation occur?

3. According to the author, what action would have ended the move for American Independence?

4. What political parties existed for the nation?

5. Who were the most popular leaders in the country at that time?

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