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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who makes history?
(a) Priests.
(b) Animals.
(c) People.
(d) Books.

2. What was Aaron Burr's official title in the USA government?
(a) Commander in Chief of the Army.
(b) President.
(c) Secretary of the Treasury.
(d) Vice President.

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

4. In what political party was Hamilton considered a leader?
(a) Whig.
(b) Tory.
(c) Federalist.
(d) Republican.

5. How many colonies were present at the birth of the new nation of the United States?
(a) Forty-eight.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Seven.
(d) Thirteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many letters were exchanged between Jefferson and Adams in their retirement?

2. What state was Jefferson from?

3. How many people lived in the United States of America at its beginning?

4. How was the American republic viewed by the English and French governments at this time?

5. What famous Revolutionary War figure came to visit both Adams and Jefferson in their later years?

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