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Quiz: Legends & Lies Episode 9 - Hamilton and Burr
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Aaron Burr was a prominent Democratic Republican, while Alexander Hamilton was a leader in which party?
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1. Hamilton and Burr were longtime personal and political enemies. Aaron Burr was a prominent Democratic Republican, while Alexander Hamilton was a leader in which party?
Federalist
Royalist
Democrat
Tory
Whig
2. Burr ran against whom to win the U.S. Senate seat for New York in 1791?
Hamilton's father
Washington
Hamilton's father-in-law
Adams
Hamilton's best friend
3. Burr published a private paper written by Hamilton about what key political figure?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
George Washington
Philip Schuyler
John Adams
4. Alexander Hamilton served in the Washington Administration as the first what?
Head of Trade
Secretary of the Treasury
Ambassador to Great Britain
Chief Justice
Vice President
5. Aaron Burr served under Thomas Jefferson in what position?
Secretary of the Interior
Chief Counsel
Secretary of the Navy
Press Secretary
Vice President
6. Burr almost became president in 1800 when he earned the same number of electoral votes as Jefferson, but Hamilton ensured that Burr was blocked from winning. Which amendment was added to the Constitution to prevent this strange event from happening again?
Eighth
Ninth
Tenth
Twelfth
Twentieth
7. In 1804, Hamilton worked hard to ensure that Burr lost his election for what position?
Supreme Court Justice
Secretary of the Treasury
President of the United States
Attorney General of New York
Governor of New York
8. Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton met where on July 11, 1804, to have a duel?
Weehawken, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wilmington, Delaware
New York, New York
9. Burr never sat trial for the murder of Hamilton, but he was tried for what activity in 1807?
Public drunkenness
Brawling
Treason
Trafficking
Bribery
10. Not one to give up easily, Burr left the United States after his trial and tried to enlist which world leader to help him conquer Florida?
Ferdinand VI
Catherine the Great
Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa
King George III
Napoleon
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