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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 struggled all his life with ________________ problems.
(a) Romantic.
(b) Speech.
(c) Financial.
(d) Sight.

2. What part of the country was chosen as the permanent area for the capital?
(a) Long Island.
(b) The Ohio River region.
(c) The Potomac River region.
(d) The Brandywine Valley.

3. How many children did the woman have when she married Washington?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

4. Why did Washington agree to host so many visitors at Mount Vernon after the war?
(a) He enjoyed telling his war stories.
(b) He wanted to present a good image for posterity.
(c) He hoped to get lucrative donations.
(d) He was trying to sway voters.

5. Washington organized his own group of aides to include Captain Alexander Hamilton and____________________.
(a) Lt. Colonel Nathanael Fairfax.
(b) Major Benjamin Greene.
(c) Captain Henry Stanton.
(d) Marquis de Lafayette.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first husband of Washington's wife?

2. How old was George Washington when his father died?

3. What did Washington attend before leaving Philadelphia for retirement?

4. Alexander Hamilton delivered the Report on Public Credit that included his assertion that the federal government should take on the states' debts ________________________.

5. In which New Jersey city did Washington and his men spend the winter of 1777?

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