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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Edmund Charles Genet's warship land?

2. Who did Washington appoint as Secretary of War?

3. Why did Washington have surgery in 1789?

4. What did Jefferson study while in Europe?

5. What was Washington's defense against melancholy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why didn't Washington appoint Monroe as envoy to France in 1796?

4. Describe what the Provision Order permitted.

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

6. How did Washington visualize the economy?

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

8. Describe Hamilton's role in helping Washington write his farewell speech.

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

10. Describe Washington's concern over the French Revolution.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Slavery was an issue Washington dealt with his entire life. Washington's father owned slaves and by the end of his life, Washington owned a great number of slaves. Washington planned to set his slaves free.

Part 1) Explain Washington's feelings on slavery.

Part 2) How did Washington feel slaves should be treated? How was Washington's feelings different from most others in the country?

Part 3) Discuss the viewpoint of permanent marriage for slaves.

Essay Topic 2

Washington and the colonists began feeling that the British taxes and acts became oppressive. They felt that the rights they had were taken away.

Part 1) Discuss the events that made the Washington and the colonists feel oppressed.

Part 2) Explain how the colonists reacted to the specific acts and taxes passed by the British Parliament.

Part 3) Discuss Washington's reaction to the way the colonists responded to the tea tax in Boston.

Essay Topic 3

The social life of a Washington is comparable to the social life of a president today. Compare the social life of Washington with the social life of the current president.

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