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Daniel Tompkins

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : U.S. Vice-Presidents : Daniel Tompkins

Introduction:
"A quiz on the 6th vice-president of the United States, Daniel Tompkins."


1. In what city in New York State was Tompkins born?
    Utica
    Scarsdale
    Malone
    New York City


2. From what college or university did Tompkins graduated?
    Columbia
    Yale
    Fordham
    Dartmouth


3. What was the first name of Tompkins's wife?
    Hannah
    Jennifer
    Sarah
    Rachel


4. Who did Tompkins defeat to become governor of New York for the first time?
    DeWitt Clinton
    Jonas Platt
    John Jay
    Morgan Lewis


5. Tompkins was nominated for vice-president in 1816 by the Democratic-Republican congressional caucus. Who did Tompkins defeat for the nomination?
    Simon Snyder
    George Nicholas
    Louis McLane
    Peter Jay Munro


6. What issue would cause Tompkins's financial woes that would haunt the last few years of his life?
    Defense of New York City during the War of 1812
    Establishment of the New York State University system
    Failure of the New York State Bank
    Building of the Erie Canal


7. In 1821, Tompkins, while serving as U.S. vice-president, was also named to the New York State constitutional convention. What area did Tompkins represent?
    Albany
    Staten Island
    Manhattan
    Brooklyn


8. How many tie votes did Tompkins break in his role as president of the U.S. Senate?
    0
    5
    8
    10


9. How long after Tompkins left the vice-presidency did he die?
    3 months
    7 months
    12 months
    18 months


10. In what Manhattan cemetery is Tompkins buried?
    New York City Marble Cemetery
    St. Mark's-in-the-Bowery Churchyard
    Trinity Churchyard
    Dutch Burying Ground


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