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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the author say was a direct result of the new republic's decision to delay the slavery question in the 1780's?
(a) War of 1812.
(b) American Civil War.
(c) Vietnam War.
(d) World War I.

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

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

5. At the time of the American Revolution, what was the most powerful military force in the world?
(a) Chinese Red Guard.
(b) Spanish Armada.
(c) Taliban.
(d) British army and navy.

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

7. What do some historians call the politics and events of the 1790s in America?
(a) The Ice Age.
(b) The Renaissance.
(c) The Bronze Age.
(d) The Age of Passion.

8. What does the author compare this "Compromise of 1790" to?
(a) The Articles of Confederation.
(b) The Revolutionary War.
(c) The Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850.
(d) The Marshall Plan.

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

10. Where, according to the Constitution, does sovreignity in the United States lie?
(a) With the states.
(b) With the people.
(c) With the President.
(d) At Fort Knox.

11. What contingent did Madison represent in this issue?
(a) The Confederates.
(b) The pro-life movement.
(c) The Republican majority.
(d) The Southern States.

12. In what city did this dinner take place?
(a) Boston, MA.
(b) Seattle, WA.
(c) New York City.
(d) Atlanta, GA.

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

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

15. How did critics of the Constitution see that document?
(a) As a starting point for further amendments.
(b) As a poorly written document with considerable grammatical errors.
(c) As a betrayal of the core concepts of the American Revolution.
(d) As a shining beacon of the principals fought for in the Revolution.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who did Jefferson replace as the US ambassador to France?

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

5. What was one of the core principals of the Articles of Confederation?

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