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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one of the core principals of the Articles of Confederation?
(a) That the Confederate States of America should be made to exist.
(b) That it would replace the constituiton.
(c) That the colonies would never number more than twenty.
(d) That a centralized political power that operated in a faraway place could not govern citizens..

2. According to the author, why did Burr go to the duel?
(a) His wife begged him to go.
(b) Out of boredom and over confidence.
(c) Out of frustration in solving the libelous statements of Hamilton.
(d) Out of confusion about the subject.

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

4. At the time of the American Revolution, what was the most powerful military force in the world?
(a) Spanish Armada.
(b) British army and navy.
(c) Taliban.
(d) Chinese Red Guard.

5. Where was Hamilton struck by the bullet in the duel?
(a) His right leg, in the main artery.
(b) HIs right side, four inches above his hip.
(c) His left arm, just above the elbow.
(d) The right temple.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was John Adams' closest friend and confidante?

2. Which state, at the time of the debate, had the largest slave population?

3. In the author's opinion, what was the direct result of the House's refusal to deal with the subject of slavery in 1790?

4. What did Adams do about the French piracy in the Atlantic and Caribbean?

5. How long did it take Hamilton to write the Report on Public Credit?

(see the answer key)

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