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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A French Bombshell, Trouble All Around, A Tragic Departure and Opposite Hands Across the Ocean.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was seen as Washington's only rival in leadership at the convention?
(a) John Adams.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) James Madison.

2. Who was appointed to succeed Jefferson as Secretary of State?
(a) Robert Livingston.
(b) Thomas Johnson.
(c) Edmund Randolph.
(d) John Jay.

3. What British governmental decree permitted the removal of goods from neutral bottoms?
(a) Consolato del Mare.
(b) Provision Order.
(c) Federalist Order.
(d) Neutrality Order.

4. How many French warships appeared in the New York Harbor in 1793?
(a) Three warships.
(b) Five warships.
(c) Fifteen warships.
(d) Ten warships.

5. Who worked out a code with Jefferson to communicate secretly with the leaders of the opposition?
(a) James Monroe.
(b) John Adams.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

Short Answer Questions

1. On September 15th, what key area did the British gain control?

2. Where was the British blockade located that forced the Continental Army into a harsh winter without supplies?

3. What city was near the "fall line" of navigable rivers?

4. What was Washington's defense against melancholy?

5. Where did Edmund Charles Genet's warship land?

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