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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 British governmental decree permitted the removal of goods from neutral bottoms?
(a) Neutrality Order.
(b) Federalist Order.
(c) Consolato del Mare.
(d) Provision Order.

2. After the Battle of Monmouth, which state did the British retreat behind their fortifications?
(a) Virginia.
(b) New York.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Delaware.

3. What did Washington see the national capital as?
(a) A place to argue.
(b) A place to protest.
(c) A place to physically fight.
(d) A place to reconcile disagreements.

4. Who was the greatest combat general in the war according to Washington?
(a) Thomas Conway.
(b) General John Sullivan.
(c) Benedict Arnold.
(d) General Howe.

5. What art did George Washington learn as a teenager?
(a) Painting.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Surveying.
(d) Singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Washington returned to New York City, what did the British do?

2. What did the letter that Pickering gave Washington reveal?

3. What did Washington vow to become when he returned to Virginia?

4. Washington was elected by the electoral college on February 4, 1789. On what day did Washington receive formal notification of his election?

5. What did Washington live in fear of daily?

(see the answer key)

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