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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote Washington begging him to stay in office?
(a) Martha Washington.
(b) Eliza Powel.
(c) Peggy Shipman.
(d) Sally Fairfax.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Washington was elected by the electoral college on February 4, 1789. On what day did Washington receive formal notification of his election?

2. How did Washington feel about the "spirit of the party" politics?

3. What group did the Indians hate the most in 1783?

4. Whose resignation did Washington receive on July 31, 1793?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Pennsylvania Democratic Society?

2. As Washington left for the Constitution Convention in 1788, several hazards remained. Describe the hazards.

3. Describe Washington's visit to Annapolis in December of 1783.

4. Describe Washington's feelings on the individual versus societies or parties.

5. Why was it difficult to establish a new government according to Washington?

6. How did the public react to the ratification of the Jay Treaty?

7. Describe Washington's "taste" in art.

8. How did Washington visualize the economy?

9. How did Randolph react after returning to the President's room after reading the letter stating that Randolph was a traitor?

10. Why were the Republicans upset over the Jay Mission?

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