Alexander Hamilton: A Founding Figure

Alexander Hamilton: A Founding Figure

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Nancy Jackson

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event significantly increased Alexander Hamilton's popularity in recent years?

A major motion picture

The Tony Award-winning musical 'Hamilton'

The release of a biography

A new historical documentary

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did Alexander Hamilton receive his higher education?

Yale University

King's College (now Columbia University)

Princeton University

Harvard University

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During the Revolutionary War, what role did Hamilton play under George Washington?

He led the cavalry

He was a naval commander

He served as a key staff officer

He was a spy for the colonies

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one of Hamilton's major contributions to the formation of the United States government?

Leading the Constitutional Convention

Writing the Federalist Papers

Drafting the Declaration of Independence

Establishing the Supreme Court

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the outcome of the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr?

Hamilton was killed

Burr was killed

Both survived without injury

Hamilton was injured but survived