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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, The President: Chapters 46-63.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Washington was quite social and was often the center of attention with ________________.
(a) Children.
(b) Women.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Diplomats.

2. In 1765, to defray war costs, Parliament enacted the _____________________.
(a) American Federation Act.
(b) Stamp Act.
(c) Boston Tea Party.
(d) Declaration of Independence.

3. Washington found himself deeply in debt because of his extravagant lifestyle and the ______________________.
(a) Taxes levied on the colonists by the British.
(b) Loss of his inheritance.
(c) Sale of part of Mount Vernon.
(d) Purchase of field slaves.

4. Washington learned that Benedict Arnold had been conspiring with the British to capture ____________________.
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Washington.
(c) New York.
(d) West Point.

5. Which of the Founding Fathers achieved a pair of treaties with France, boosting morale at Valley Forge?
(a) John Adams.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Washington and his men spent the Winter of 1779 in which New Jersey town?

2. Within a few months of taking office, Washington became ill with a tumor ________________ that had to be excised by a surgeon.

3. What was Washington reluctant to support in the early years of his Presidency?

4. Washington met with ____________________ who presented him with resolutions to be presented to the Fairfax County committee.

5. Who did Washington appoint as his Secretary of the Treasury?

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