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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to the author, whose version of the duel outcome has persevered through history?
2. What was an "interview at Weehawkan"?
3. How many total shots were fired at the duel?
4. How long did it take Hamilton to write the Report on Public Credit?
5. Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did the duel between Burr and Hamilton effectively put a stop to dueling being accepted as a proper form of resolving arguments in the American Republic?
2. Discuss Alexander Hamilton and how he reacted when someone did not agree with his opinions.
3. Why does the author feel comfortable calling the encounter between the two men "The Duel" without fear his readers will not know to which duel he is referring?
4. Describe this generation of men such as John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
5. What is different about the generation of leaders and their methods of communicating and the present day methods?
6. Describe the reputations of Burr and Hamilton. What personality traits led them to end up in a duel?
7. Describe what is known about the duel between Burr and Hamilton
8. Describe Aaron Burr's appearance and reputation.
9. Why was this time--the decades immediately following America's independence from England--so vital?
10. How does the author differ from Lincoln's statement that America was founded on a proposition written by Jefferson in 1776?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What do you believe is the greatest lesson to be derived from this work? Did the book change your understanding of the time following the Revolutionary War and its importance to the way America has evolved? Explain in detail.
Essay Topic 2
Compare John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Include their family background, their economic state, their vision of democracy and work habits. Which was the stronger politician, and which was the stronger statesman, in your opinion? What made them a great team?
Essay Topic 3
Did the author successfully establish his contention, stated at the beginning of the book, that the decade following 1776 was the most important in United States history to date? How did he accomplish this or fail to do so?
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