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

2. How did Washington feel about Mount Vernon after serving eight years as President?
(a) Washington loved Mount Vernon.
(b) Washington believed Mount Vernon was a great place to continue living.
(c) Washington felt that Mount Vernon never changed.
(d) Washington felt like a stranger in his own land.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was seen as Washington's only rival in leadership at the convention?

2. Who did Washington choose to begin planning the "Federal city"?

3. What did Jefferson study while in Europe?

4. Where did Washington send the order to allow Randolph to reveal the plans?

5. What was Washington's defense against melancholy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Pierre Charles L'Enfant?

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

3. Why would it have been difficult for Washington to call a special session of Congress?

4. How did Washington's mother, Mary Bell Washington, feel about her son's duty to his country?

5. Why did Alexander Hamilton oppose the idea of "discrimination"?

6. Name at least four roles Washington filled as a retired general living in Mount Vernon.

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

8. What was Washington's cabinets reaction to rescinding the Provision Order?

9. Describe the role of Gouverneur Morris in 1791.

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

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