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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city was the convention in #129 held?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) New York City.
(d) Albany.

2. Who was the commander of West Point in the Fall of 1780?
(a) Benedict Arnold.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Patrick Henry.
(d) Paul Revere.

3. Who was a French ambassador to the United States during the French Revolution?
(a) Jacques Laurent David.
(b) Francois Bernard Dupont.
(c) Edmond-Charles Genet.
(d) Charles Phillipe Brun.

4. Which family member of his died while Washington was ill from the tumor?
(a) His stepson.
(b) His half-brother.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His mother.

5. While struggling financially, Washington toured his properties in __________________ to collect rent and evict squatters.
(a) Virginia.
(b) New England.
(c) Canada.
(d) The Ohio Valley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease broke out in Washington in 1793?

2. Washington learned that Benedict Arnold had been conspiring with the British to capture ____________________.

3. The rebellions in the state in #127 made it clear that the _______________________ needed to be written.

4. Jefferson and Madison argued that Hamilton's Federalists supported ____________________ in America.

5. What was the name of the organization formed to support soldiers and their families after the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Washington so disgruntled with some of the people he and his soldiers were fighting for?

2. What were some of the hardships Washington's men suffered at Valley Forge in the Winter of 1777?

3. Although they remained friends after the war, what point did Washington and Lafayette disagree on?

4. What was the irony of Washington's financial status at the time he was to be inaugurated?

5. What did General Charles Lee do that put Washington's men into the heat of battle and for which Lee later faced a court martial?

6. What did Washington do after he took the oath of office as president?

7. What impression about himself was Washington very careful about preserving?

8. Why was the Winter of 1779 similar to the one spent at Valley Forge for Washington and his men?

9. What did Washington do to improve his finances when he was struggling with his financial situation?

10. How did Washington manage through his discomfort of having to associate with strangers as President?

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