| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Was appointed aide-de-camp, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, to this man | George Washington | 82%
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| Died similarly after a New Jersey duel with this Vice President and political rival of Hamilton | Aaron Burr | 80%
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| Left the Caribbean in 1772 and, after arriving in Boston, traveled to this other Northeastern city | New York City | 75%
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| Married this wealthy woman in 1780 | Elizabeth Schuyler | 66%
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| This Secretary of State and head of the Democratic-Republican party was Hamilton’s fiercest rival | Thomas Jefferson | 61%
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| Attended this New York college, later known as Colombia University | King’s College | 59%
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| This eldest son of Alexander and Elizabeth Hamilton died after receiving a mortal wound in a duel with George Eacker | Phillip Hamilton | 57%
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| Along with James Madison and John Jay, he wrote essays for this collection of documents defending the U.S. Consitution | The Federalist Papers | 57%
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| Began his career in this field after resigning from active military service | Law | 48%
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| Was a named New York delegate to this political event | The Constitutional Convention | 41%
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| Born on this island in the British West Indies in either 1757 or 1755 | Nevis | 36%
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| Was the first person to hold this position under President Washington | Secretary of the Treasury | 32%
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| Commanded the New York and Connecticut light infantry battalions at this Virginia battle | The Battle of Yorktown | 18%
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| Founded and headed this political party, the opponent of the aforementioned Democratic-Republicans | The Federalist Party | 18%
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| Was rejected from this Ivy League university after they refused his demand for accelerated study | Princeton University | 11%
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| Started this popular New York newspaper | The New York Evening Post | 0%
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