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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Washington's main reason for seeking retirement?
(a) Low public opinion.
(b) Loss of mental power.
(c) Fear of anarchy.
(d) Fear of being killed.

2. After Washington left New York in 1783, where did he go?
(a) Newburgh.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Annapolis.
(d) Trenton.

3. Who was surprised that Washington ratified the Jay Treaty?
(a) Hamilton.
(b) Bradford.
(c) Wolcott.
(d) Randolph.

4. After finding out his new estate manager was ill, Washington traveled to Mount Vernon for how many days?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 14 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 10 days.

5. Who wrote "the tree of liberty had to be watered by human blood"?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) James Madison.
(c) George Washington.
(d) John Adams.

6. Who replaced Hamilton as Secretary of Treasury?
(a) John Adams.
(b) Edmund Randolph.
(c) Timothy Pickering.
(d) Oliver Wolcott Jr.

7. What city did Washington ask his cabinet to meet?
(a) Germantown.
(b) Mount Vernon.
(c) Annapolis.
(d) Newburg.

8. What group did the Indians hate the most in 1783?
(a) British Canada.
(b) The United States.
(c) The French.
(d) Spanish Louisiana.

9. Which two people denounced the Neutrality Proclamation in writing?
(a) Monroe and Hamilton.
(b) Madison and Monroe.
(c) Jefferson and Madison.
(d) Jefferson and Hamilton.

10. Who sat in the reserved seat to the right of Martha Washington at her tea parties?
(a) The mayor of Philadelphia's wife.
(b) George Washington.
(c) The wife of John Jay.
(d) Abigail Adams.

11. What was Washington's favorite "charity"?
(a) Education.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Welfare.
(d) Health care.

12. Where did Edmund Charles Genet's warship land?
(a) Charleston, SC.
(b) Philadelphia, PA.
(c) Trenton, NJ.
(d) Richmond, VA.

13. How did Washington feel about the "spirit of the party" politics?
(a) Washington did not make any comments regarding parties.
(b) Washington took a neutral stance when discussing political parties.
(c) Washington believed parties were good to represent all people.
(d) Washington disagreed with parties.

14. What city's newspaper did Washington release his farewell address?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Annapolis.
(c) Charleston.
(d) New York.

15. Which state was 15 times more populous than Delaware?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Maryland.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which country did Washington obtain a mule as a gift?

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

3. What did the Treaty of Alliance commit the U.S. to protect?

4. Which state boycotted the convention?

5. Who was appointed to succeed Jefferson as Secretary of State?

(see the answer keys)

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