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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. Who helped Washington write his farewell address which was run in several newspapers in 1796?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Knox.
(c) Hamilton.
(d) Adams.

2. When Washington married Martha, the slave population at Mount Vernon ____________________.
(a) More than doubled.
(b) Was eliminated.
(c) Tripled.
(d) Decreased by half.

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

4. Who was the commander of West Point in the Fall of 1780?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Benedict Arnold.
(c) Paul Revere.
(d) Patrick Henry.

5. What was the name of Washington's home?
(a) Mount Vernon.
(b) Monticello.
(c) White House Farm.
(d) Fairfax Glen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Jefferson and Madison argued that Hamilton's Federalists supported ____________________ in America.

3. When Washington married the woman in #53, he became a very wealthy man by appearances only because much of the money was set aside for _________________________.

4. What event occurred which sent shockwaves through the colonies after the royal governor disbanded the House of Burgesses?

5. Who was the envoy who Washington sent to England to demand the end of their seizing American ships and imprisoning American citizens they thought were British deserters?

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