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

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

3. When did word of a European country's revolution reach the U.S.?
(a) June 1792.
(b) June 1776.
(c) December 1776.
(d) December 1792.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What city did Washington ask his cabinet to meet?

3. What did the British say they would do once the peace treaty was signed?

4. What city was near the "fall line" of navigable rivers?

5. What disease plagued the area around Mount Vernon in 1793?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe William Maclay's feelings on George Washington.

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

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

4. Describe what the Provision Order permitted.

5. How did the writing of "The Federalist" persuade Washington?

6. How did Washington feel about the leadership role at the convention?

7. Describe Edmund Randolph's background and qualifications for Washington's cabinet.

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

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

10. What were Washington's concerns about England and France fighting?

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