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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Burr was blocked by Hamilton in his quest to be come the American minister to what country?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) China.
(d) Mexico.

2. In Jefferson's opinion, how long should the laws of this generation stay in effect?
(a) About twenty years.
(b) Over two hundred years.
(c) Forever.
(d) About six weeks.

3. According to the author, why did Hamilton go to the duel?
(a) Ambition and insecurity.
(b) His theatre plans changed for that day.
(c) He wanted to murder Burr.
(d) He needed the money.

4. What does the author think Jefferson offered Madison to get him to accept the new financial plan?
(a) 100 acres in the new city.
(b) Location of the new seat of government to the Potomac.
(c) A guarantee of a senate seat in the next election.
(d) Naming the new seat of government after George Washington.

5. What was the total amount of debt the United States was facing in 1790?
(a) 77.1 million dollars.
(b) 355 million dollars.
(c) 25.3 million dollars.
(d) 4.5 thousand dollars.

6. What is the Code Duello?
(a) The newspaper that first reported the results of the duel.
(b) The name of the recognized law of honor regarding duels.
(c) The name given to the bullet that killed Hamilton.
(d) The name Burr gave his gun.

7. Who was Burr's second in the duel?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Van Ness.
(c) Washington.
(d) Pendleton.

8. What was the main item on the agenda for the dinner?
(a) Hamilton's upcoming duel with Aaron Burr.
(b) Hamilton's financial plan for the new government.
(c) Rumors about Dolly Madison.
(d) What color to paint the presidential residence.

9. Who was considered to be the first President of the United States, almost unanimously by its people?
(a) Ben Franklin.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) George Washington.
(d) John Adams.

10. What issue was discussed by the Constitutional Congress but specifically excluded from the final documents?
(a) Telecommunications.
(b) Secret Service.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Price of Postage.

11. What, in the author's opinion, is the main mystery about the duel?
(a) Who was the winner of the duel.
(b) The exact location of the duel.
(c) Whether either man fired their shots with the intent to kill.
(d) Who was present at the duel.

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

13. According to the author, what action would have ended the move for American Independence?
(a) British commanders prosecuting the war more vigorously.
(b) The invention of the atomic bomb.
(c) Better use of horses by either army.
(d) Spain's entry into the war on the side of America.

14. According to the author, what event brought the longstanding rivalry between Burr and Hamilton to a head?
(a) The vote between Burr and Jefferson for President in 1800/01.
(b) A horse race in which both men had substantial financial risk.
(c) The death of Hamilton's son, Philip.
(d) The discovery of an affair between Hamilton and Burr's wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

2. What did John Adams see as the paradox facing the new republic?

3. What did John Adams ask his wife to save for history?

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

5. How far apart are the participants in a duel?

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