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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who reported to the British government that the U.S. would agree to a "watered down" neutrality?
(a) James Monroe.
(b) General Howe.
(c) John Jay.
(d) George Hammond.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Which country was nearing a revolution that might cause some foreign affairs issues?
(a) British Canada.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

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

11. What did the Secretary of Treasury urge Congress to charter?
(a) The Bank of the United States.
(b) A new blacksmith company.
(c) A new canal company.
(d) A new agricultural company.

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

13. How many pounds of sterling did Washington loose during the war?
(a) 5,000 pounds.
(b) 25,000 pounds.
(c) 10,000 pounds.
(d) 15,000 pounds.

14. What state did the Whiskey rebellion take place?
(a) Maryland.
(b) Virginia.
(c) New York.
(d) Pennsylvania.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day in 1783 did Washington arrive in Mount Vernon?

2. How did Washington feel about Mount Vernon after serving eight years as President?

3. Who did Washington appoint as Secretary of War?

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

5. Which city was named the permanent capital in 1790?

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