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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who led the Federalists to put pressure on Washington calm Congress down?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) John Jay.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) James Madison.

2. Who did Washington choose to begin planning the "Federal city"?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Lafayette.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) Pierre Charles L'Enfant.

3. Who became the new Attorney General after the death of William Bradford?
(a) James McHenry.
(b) Oliver Ellsworth.
(c) Thomas Chase.
(d) Charles Lee.

4. Who proposed the idea of "discrimination" with regard to finances?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) James Madison.
(d) John Adams.

5. What was the name of the group founded by supporters of Genet?
(a) Delaware Republican Society.
(b) The French Democratic Society.
(c) Pennsylvanians for Genet Society.
(d) Pennsylvania Democratic Society.

6. Who was responsible for representing Washington's government in Paris?
(a) James Monroe.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

7. Who became one of Washington's financial advisers?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) James Madison.

8. Where did Washington send the order to allow Randolph to reveal the plans?
(a) Mount Vernon.
(b) New York.
(c) Annapolis.
(d) Philadelphia.

9. Who was Monroe's house guest who was also known as a "radical" American citizen?
(a) John Locke.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) John Sullivan.
(d) Thomas Paine.

10. How long was the published pamphlet that angrily attacked George Washington?
(a) 50 pages.
(b) 75 pages.
(c) 103 pages.
(d) 100 pages.

11. Who worked out a code with Jefferson to communicate secretly with the leaders of the opposition?
(a) James Madison.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) James Monroe.

12. What did the convention scrap after five days of meeting?
(a) The new peace treaty.
(b) The Constitution.
(c) The Articles of Confederation.
(d) The Continental Army.

13. What was Washington glad that John Adams didn't want from the presidential mansion?
(a) Curtains.
(b) Fine wines.
(c) Furniture.
(d) Paintings.

14. What time was dinner usually served at Mount Vernon?
(a) 1:00 p.m.
(b) Noon.
(c) 11 a.m.
(d) 2:00 p.m.

15. On what day in 1783 did Washington arrive in Mount Vernon?
(a) His birthday.
(b) New Years Day.
(c) Christmas Day.
(d) Christmas Eve.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Washington left New York in 1783, where did he go?

2. Who was opposed to the idea of "discrimination" with regard to finances?

3. Who wrote Washington begging him to stay in office?

4. Who reported to the British government that the U.S. would agree to a "watered down" neutrality?

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

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