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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous American endorsed this petition?
(a) Patrick Henry.
(b) Jesse Jackson.
(c) John Paul Jones.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

2. In his Farewell Address and subsequent speeches to Congress before his retirement, what was George Washington's statement on slavery?
(a) He recommended it be abolished.
(b) He was silent.
(c) He recommended the states determine it on their own.
(d) He recommended it continue and increase.

3. Who was Catiline?
(a) A romantic character in a popular novel, whose life was destroyed by a duel.
(b) A large ship commissioned by Washington to be used to sail along the coast of the colonies and recruit soldiers.
(c) A treachorous and degenerate character whose scheming nearly destroyed the Roman Republic.
(d) A woman whose rhetoric and feiry speeches nearly destroyed the American Republic's economic system.

4. How many votes did the House take before placing Jefferson in office?
(a) Thirty-six.
(b) Three.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) One.

5. Who did Madison feel would be exploited and cheated as a result of Hamilton's plan?
(a) Wives and families of ex-presidents.
(b) Congress.
(c) Civil War veterans.
(d) Revolutionary War veterans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the second Vice President?

2. Where was Hamilton struck by the bullet in the duel?

3. What was the date of the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton?

4. What did John Adams see as the paradox facing the new republic?

5. According to the author, what event brought the longstanding rivalry between Burr and Hamilton to a head?

(see the answer key)

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