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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who was noted as being an "Anglophobe"?
(a) James Madison.
(b) John Adams.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

5. What disease plagued Philadelphia in August 1793?
(a) Hepatitis.
(b) Bubonic plague.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Yellow fever.

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

7. The delegates argued not only during debates, but also argued over what?
(a) Gun rights.
(b) Taxation.
(c) Tavern tables.
(d) State issues.

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

9. Whose resignation did Washington receive on July 31, 1793?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) Henry Knox.
(c) John Jay.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

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

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

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

13. Who was appointed Minister to Holland?
(a) Gouverneur Morris
(b) William Short.
(c) Thomas Pinckney.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

14. From which country did Washington obtain a mule as a gift?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) Germany.

15. Which city became the temporary capitol of the United States?
(a) Boston.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. Washington, after praising civilians and soldiers, wrote an angry letter to whom?

2. How many pounds of sterling did Washington loose during the war?

3. Who did Washington appoint as Secretary of War?

4. Who did Washington hire as a secretary?

5. What British governmental decree permitted the removal of goods from neutral bottoms?

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