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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which state did Madison believe would suffer the most injustice under assumption?
(a) Rhode Island.
(b) Texas.
(c) New York.
(d) Virginia.

2. At the time of the American Revolution, who else occupied North America besides the colonists?
(a) Native Americans, also known as Indian tribes.
(b) Mayans.
(c) Illegal Aliens.
(d) Vikings.

3. An affair of honor should involve only what type of charges?
(a) Personal.
(b) Political.
(c) Adulterous.
(d) Financial.

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

5. How many residents of the new republic were slaves?
(a) Three million.
(b) Nearly 700,000.
(c) 58.
(d) 500,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was an "interview at Weehawkan"?

2. How old was James Madison at the time of this dinner meeting?

3. What was Thomas Paine referring to when he said an island could not rule a continent?

4. What suggestion did George Washington want in the Farewell Address, but Hamilton talked him out of?

5. Who did Madison feel would be exploited and cheated as a result of Hamilton's plan?

(see the answer key)

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