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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is considered to be the main asset the new republic possessed?
(a) Gold mine in Pennsylvania.
(b) British stocks and bonds.
(c) Good intentions.
(d) Vast continent of North America, with all its resources.

2. How did John Adams feel about his position in Washington's cabinet?
(a) Allowed to travel, he enjoyed the opportunity.
(b) Forced to spend so much time in the Senate, he felt muzzled..
(c) He was too busy to have any emotions about it.
(d) Serving as second in command, he felt important.

3. What country did America look to for guidance on how to create their new republic?
(a) China.
(b) None - the American revolution was the first.
(c) Burma.
(d) Scotland.

4. Before the duel, how many years did the two men, Hamilton and Burr, have animosity between them?
(a) Fifty years.
(b) Two Years.
(c) One year.
(d) Fifteen years.

5. What acts are considered to be the worst blunders of the John Adams presidency?
(a) His friendship with Thomas Jefferson.
(b) His alteration of the calendar.
(c) The Alien and Sedition Acts.
(d) Peace with France.

Short Answer Questions

1. An affair of honor should involve only what type of charges?

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

3. How many books did Thomas Jefferson publish?

4. What did Benjamin Franklin leave George Washington in his will?

5. How many colonies were present at the birth of the new nation of the United States?

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