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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Whiskey Rebellion, The Democratic Societies, A Disastrous Document and Tragedy with a Friend.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Washington warn his troops about as he settled them into their winter quarters?
(a) An eclipse.
(b) A British attack.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) Anarchy.

2. What did the Secretary of Treasury urge Congress to charter?
(a) The Bank of the United States.
(b) A new canal company.
(c) A new agricultural company.
(d) A new blacksmith company.

3. When Washington was named head of the Continental Army, how did he feel?
(a) Unprepared.
(b) Prepared.
(c) Happy.
(d) Ready to fight.

4. Who was appointed to succeed Jefferson as Secretary of State?
(a) Edmund Randolph.
(b) Robert Livingston.
(c) John Jay.
(d) Thomas Johnson.

5. When did Washington receive a draft of the Declaration of Independence?
(a) July 4, 1776.
(b) July 4, 1775.
(c) July 6, 1776.
(d) July 6, 1775.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "the tree of liberty had to be watered by human blood"?

2. What did the American colonists throw overboard into the Boston Harbor?

3. What did Washington see the national capital as?

4. What neighborhood did Rochambeau's army move to in July 1781?

5. How long was the published pamphlet that angrily attacked George Washington?

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