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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which state did Madison believe would suffer the most injustice under assumption?
(a) Texas.
(b) Rhode Island.
(c) Virginia.
(d) New York.

2. How many delegates were at the Constitutional Convention?
(a) Unknown, no specific records were kept.
(b) One hundred and three.
(c) Fifty-five.
(d) Thirteen, one for each colony.

3. What medical problem had Jefferson experienced for over a month before the dinner?
(a) Migraine headache.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Stiff neck.
(d) Broken leg.

4. How many residents of the new republic were slaves?
(a) 58.
(b) Three million.
(c) Nearly 700,000.
(d) 500,000.

5. Before this important dinner took place, from what country had Jefferson just returned?
(a) Germany.
(b) Mexico.
(c) France.
(d) India.

6. How many sites were being considered for the new permanent capital of the United States?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

7. Who was Hamilton's second in the duel?
(a) Madison.
(b) Franklin.
(c) Adams.
(d) Pendleton.

8. Where was Alexander Hamilton born?
(a) Island of Nevis, West Indies.
(b) Delhi, India.
(c) New Orleans, LA.
(d) Honolulu, Hawaii.

9. Who did Jefferson replace as the US ambassador to France?
(a) Joseph Kennedy.
(b) James Madison.
(c) George Marshall.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

10. On the subject of Hamilton's financial proposal, what was the main issue?
(a) Abolition versus Slavery.
(b) Gold versus Silver.
(c) Black versus White.
(d) Agrarian versus commercial sources of wealth.

11. In what state did the duel occur?
(a) Maine.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) New York.
(d) New Jersey.

12. Who were some of Hamilton's better known political enemies?
(a) Bush and Gore.
(b) Madison and Van Ness.
(c) Jefferson and Adams.
(d) Washington and Lafayette.

13. What did John Adams ask his wife to save for history?
(a) The outfit he wore when he was inaugurated.
(b) His favorite shoes.
(c) Photos of their children.
(d) All of his letters.

14. What danger awaited the main participants in the American Revolution?
(a) Severe damage to their credit.
(b) Substantial fines.
(c) Three years in prison.
(d) Death.

15. When did Hamilton die?
(a) The next day, July 12, 1804.
(b) Two weeks later, July 25, 1804.
(c) Immediately.
(d) A year later, in a boating accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. What contingent did Madison represent in this issue?

2. At the time of the American Revolution, who else occupied North America besides the colonists?

3. According to the author, why did Hamilton go to the duel?

4. How did critics of the Constitution see that document?

5. What is a hair-trigger?

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