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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. Who was Catiline?
2. What was Aaron Burr's official title in the USA government?
3. What does the author say was a direct result of the new republic's decision to delay the slavery question in the 1780's?
4. What contingent did Madison represent in this issue?
5. An affair of honor should involve only what type of charges?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Aaron Burr's appearance and reputation.
2. Why was Virginia so important to the decisions of this time?
3. How does the author differ from Lincoln's statement that America was founded on a proposition written by Jefferson in 1776?
4. 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.
5. Discuss Alexander Hamilton and how he reacted when someone did not agree with his opinions.
6. Why were the new Americans so sensitive to being compared to British citizens?
7. What, in your opinion, were the greatest assets of the new republic?
8. Why was it so important that Hamilton and Madison meet away from the public eye?
9. Why do historians refer to this time in the course of American history as The Age of Passion?
10. Describe Thomas Jefferson's style of diplomacy.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the quote of John Adams that he and Jefferson had much to explain to each other before they died. What did they need to discuss? How did this discussion through the lengthy correspondence affect history?
Essay Topic 3
What would have happened, in your opinion, if Washington had died in office rather than step down voluntarily. Would the democratic process taken over, and if so, would the Americans have chosen another man for another twenty year term?
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