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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What state was Jefferson from?
(a) Delaware.
(b) Texas.
(c) New York.
(d) Virginia.
2. How many residents of the new republic were slaves?
(a) 500,000.
(b) Three million.
(c) 58.
(d) Nearly 700,000.
3. According to the author, why did Hamilton go to the duel?
(a) He wanted to murder Burr.
(b) He needed the money.
(c) His theatre plans changed for that day.
(d) Ambition and insecurity.
4. Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
(a) Philadelphia, PA.
(b) Cleveland, OH.
(c) Washington, DC.
(d) New York City, NY.
5. What was Aaron Burr's official title in the USA government?
(a) President.
(b) Commander in Chief of the Army.
(c) Vice President.
(d) Secretary of the Treasury.
Short Answer Questions
1. What documents are available today that relate the exact words spoken by each of the dinner attendees?
2. Who were some of Hamilton's better known political enemies?
3. At the time of the American Revolution, what was the most powerful military force in the world?
4. Where was Alexander Hamilton born?
5. What does the author compare this "Compromise of 1790" to?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was it so important that Hamilton and Madison meet away from the public eye?
2. Why was Madison so opposed to Hamilton's suggestion that the debts of the states be assumed by the federal government?
3. Describe this generation of men such as John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
4. Describe what is known about the duel between Burr and Hamilton
5. What does the author mean when he says the American Revolution did not "devour its own children"?
6. How does the author differ from Lincoln's statement that America was founded on a proposition written by Jefferson in 1776?
7. Describe Aaron Burr's appearance and reputation.
8. Why do you think Jefferson was the ideal moderator for this discussion?
9. What roles did the seconds (Pendleton and Van Ness) have in the days before the duel? Describe how each one played out these roles, and how they handled their roles after the duel.
10. What is different about the generation of leaders and their methods of communicating and the present day methods?
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