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WorksheetsWho Was Alexander Hamilton?
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins
Who was Alexander Hamilton's wife?
Elizabeth Schuyler
Angelica Schuyler
Maria Reynolds
Rachel Faucette
Who killed Alexander Hamilton's son?
George Eaker
Aaron Burr
Ned Stevens
Marquis de Lafayette
How many children did Alexander and his wife have?
8
4
16
7
Where did Hamilton and Burr's duel take place?
Weehawken, New Jersey
New York City
Virginia
The island of Nevis
What was Aaron Burr's job at the time of his duel with Hamilton?
Vice president of the United States
Secretary of the treasury
Mayor of New York City
Clerk
What was the purpose of a duel?
To settle a dispute between gentlemen
To test how well a gun worked
To start a war
To determine who owned a horse
Why did Hamilton and Burr go across the river to duel?
Dueling was illegal in New York City, where they lived.
They wanted to fight in a forest.
The rules of dueling state you must go across a body of water.
They didn't want their children to know about the duel.
Why are the islands where Hamilton was born called the Indies?
Columbus mistakenly thought he had reached a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Lots of Indians live there.
No one knows the origin of this name.
Columbus named them after the Indian Ocean, where they are located.
How did most white colonists make money on the island of Nevis?
Growing and trading sugarcane
Writing books
Growing and trading cotton
Running clothing factories
Why was Hamilton not allowed to go to formal school as a child?
His parents weren't married
He didn't have enough money
He couldn't read or write
He was a slave
Which continents were part of the Triangle Trade of sugarcane, cotton, and tobacco?
Africa, Europe, and North America
Africa, Asia, and Central America
Asia, Europe, and the Antarctic
North America, South America, and Africa
Why did Hamilton's father abandon the family?
He couldn't support them and wanted to earn more money elsewhere
He was tired of being a parent
He got sick and had to go to America to a special hospital
No one knows why he left
Who was Hamilton's childhood best friend?
Ned Stevens
Marquis de Lafayette
Hercules Mulligan
James Proctor
What was Hamilton's first job?
Clerk in a mercantile house
Tailor
Carpenter's apprentice
Newspaper boy
What were Hamilton's first published writings?
Love poems in a local newspaper
A political statement in the King's College Gazette
The Federalist Papers
A haiku poem that his teacher published at school
What impact did Hamilton's writing about the St Croix hurricane have on his life?
The wealthy people of the island took up a collection to send him to America to study.
He never published anything again because he was ashamed that no one liked the story.
He was promoted to editor of the local newspaper.
His father finally recognized Hamilton's talent.
Who was Hugh Knox?
The minister who helped Hamilton publish his account of the St Croix hurricane
His father's best friend and mentor
His first friend at King's College
One of the politicians responsible for hurting his political career
What was Hamilton's first-choice college?
College of New Jersey / Princeton College
King's College / Columbia University
New York University
Fordham University
How old was Aaron Burr when he graduated from College of New Jersey / Princeton?
16
14
18
22
Why did Hamilton end up going to King's College instead of College of New Jersey?
College of New Jersey would not admit him at such a young age
He liked the classes offered by King's College better
It was more convenient to go to college in New York instead of New Jersey
He felt he couldn't learn anything new from College of New Jersey
How many British colonies were there in America when the Revolution began?
13
10
8
15
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
George III
George VII
Edward
Richard
What prompted the colonists to revolt against British control?
They were taxed without having a voice in the government
They were tired of wearing silly wigs
They were against using slavery to build the new country
They did not want to pay for services like bridges, roads, and plumbing
Who were the Tories?
People who thought the colonies should be loyal to the British king
People who thought the colonies should fight against British control
People named Tory
People who did not support slavery
Where was Alexander first publicly recognized as a voice for the Revolution?
As a speaker in the Fields outside the college
In his town's newspaper in St Croix
In his classroom at King's College
By his friends in a bar after they all met
What did Alexander and his friends call their military training and strategy group at King's College?
Hearts of Oak
Friends of Hercules
The Fightin' Five
Soldiers of Fortune
How did Hamilton protect Dr. Cooper, a Tory, from an angry mob of revolutionaries?
By giving a long speech to the crowd about not using violence, delaying them long enough that Cooper escaped.
By smuggling Cooper out of the college in his nightgown while everyone was asleep
By challenging one of the revolutionaries to a duel
By pretending to be a powerful leader and talking the crowd out of attacking
What slogan appeared on the hats of Hamilton's military training group?
Liberty or Death
God Has Our Backs
Down with the King
Failure is not an Option
Where did the first real battle between British troops and colonists take place?
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
Virginia
What were the American troops known as during the Revolution?
The Continental Army
Georgie's Boys
The Good Guys
The U.S. Army
How did the Hearts of Oak distinguish themselves when the British warships arrived in New York Harbor?
They hid cannons from the British Army
They rode horses through the streets to warn everyone that the British had arrived
They fired cannons at the ships and sank three of them
They stole cannons from the British fleet for the colonists to use
What was Hamilton's first military placement during the Revolution?
Captain of artillery
Aide de camp
Secretary to George Washington
Cannon thief
On which bill does George Washington's portrait appear?
The one dollar bill
The five dollar bill
The ten dollar bill
The twenty dollar bill
On which bill does Alexander Hamilton's portrait appear?
The one dollar bill
The five dollar bill
The ten dollar bill
The twenty dollar bill
What was the name of Washington's property in Virginia, where he grew tobacco and owned slaves?
Mount Vernon
Mount Rushmore
Monticello
The Ritz Carlton
Who were the Hessians?
German soldiers fighting for the British
Slave owners in the South
Washington's special operations unit
The party that opposed Hamilton for office
How old was Hamilton when he became a lieutenant colonel in the revolutionary army?
22
14
47
19
What was unique about the Marquis de Lafayette's burial?
He was buried in Paris under American soil from a famous battle
He was buried in a burlap sack even though he had been very wealthy
He was buried next to his friend Hamilton
The site of his burial is unknown
Why did Hamilton quit his job as Washington's assistant?
Washington wanted to keep him off the battlefield, where he could get hurt
Washington owned slaves, and Hamilton did not support slavery
Washington would not let Hamilton write any letters to his wife, Eliza
Hamilton wanted to become a famous Broadway singer instead of a soldier
What was the agreement that united the 13 colonies to fight the Revolutionary War?
The Articles of Confederation
The Perpetual Union
The Declaration of Independence
The Federalist Papers
What was the turning point of the Revolutionary War in favor of the colonies?
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Monmouth
The Treaty of Morristown
The Federalist Papers
What was Hamilton's job after the Revolution ended?
Lawyer
Doctor
Musician
Writer
What did Hamilton and Madison agree was important in establishing their new nation?
A strong central government
Heavy taxes on the poor
The end of slavery
Reparations for Northern cities
Where was the first bank Hamilton established?
The Bank of New York
The Bank of Philadelphia
The Bank of Albany
The Bank of Virginia
