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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did George Washington do to quell the Whiskey Rebellion?
(a) He paid the ransom.
(b) He sent Thomas Jefferson to negotiate.
(c) He sent the militia to Pennsylvania.
(d) He wrote a letter to the Philadelphia newspaper.

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

3. What were the Mecklenburg Papers?
(a) The documentation of the affair between Jefferson and Hemings.
(b) A document drafted in 1775 by citizens of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, that contained wording similar to the Declaration of Independence.
(c) A series of letters published in the New York Times.
(d) A new form of wallpaper.

4. What is a hair-trigger?
(a) The result of a weapon being left outdoors overnight.
(b) A method of pulling the trigger on a weapon.
(c) A device on a gun that allows a much smaller amount of pressure to pull the trigger.
(d) Part of the gun that has been used to comb a man's hair.

5. In the author's opinion, what was the direct result of the House's refusal to deal with the subject of slavery in 1790?
(a) The Boston Massacre.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Whiskey Rebellion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the primary form of communication in America during 1787-89?

2. In Jefferson's opinion, how long should the laws of this generation stay in effect?

3. What was Aaron Burr's official title in the USA government?

4. Are the terms "slavery", "slaves", or "Negroes" used in the Constitution of the United States?

5. What disease do modern researchers believe affected John Adams?

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