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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 defense against melancholy?
(a) Relaxing.
(b) Coffee with friends.
(c) Movement.
(d) Sitting at his desk.

2. What did the Treaty of Alliance commit the U.S. to protect?
(a) The French West Indies.
(b) French settlements in South America.
(c) All French ships.
(d) Louisiana.

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

4. What did the letter that Pickering gave Washington reveal?
(a) Randolph was a traitor.
(b) Hamilton was a traitor.
(c) Bradford was a traitor.
(d) Wolcott was a traitor.

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

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

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

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

9. What did Washington do with his fork during the tea party?
(a) He through the fork at someone.
(b) He dropped the fork on the floor.
(c) He ate with the fork.
(d) He played with the fork.

10. Which division of American society contained rocky fields with no agricultural aristocracy?
(a) New England.
(b) The South.
(c) The Frontier.
(d) Middle colonies.

11. Which area of the U.S. did Washington tour in April of 1791?
(a) The South.
(b) New England.
(c) The frontier.
(d) Middle colonies.

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

13. How many French warships appeared in the New York Harbor in 1793?
(a) Ten warships.
(b) Fifteen warships.
(c) Three warships.
(d) Five warships.

14. How did Washington feel when it came to foreign issues?
(a) He paid another country to get involved for us.
(b) He sided with the French.
(c) He sided with Britain.
(d) He thought it was important to stay neutral.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Washington think would happen to the government if democratic societies continue to thrive?

2. What was Washington's main reason for seeking retirement?

3. Who did Washington appoint as Secretary of War?

4. Which state was 15 times more populous than Delaware?

5. What did Washington see the national capital as?

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