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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. What was Washington reluctant to support in the early years of his Presidency?
(a) The Ohio Valley Treaty.
(b) The French Revolution.
(c) The Spanish Embargo Act.
(d) British Import Act.

2. Washington proved himself to be a strong leader despite the ___________________ of those surrounding him.
(a) Lack of skills.
(b) Laziness.
(c) Inefficiency.
(d) Treachery.

3. Who did Washington appoint as his Secretary of State?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Henry Knox.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

4. Eight thousand ____________________ mercenaries joined the British army while Washington tried to hold New York.
(a) Hessian.
(b) Russian.
(c) Prussian.
(d) French.

5. Which office did Washington run for and win?
(a) Mayor of Cornwall.
(b) A seat in the Frederick County House of Burgesses.
(c) A seat on the Richmond, Virginia, town council.
(d) Governor of Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city was the convention in #129 held?

2. The people of which states continued to support the British during the Revolutionary War?

3. Washington was quite social and was often the center of attention with ________________.

4. Which of the following was NOT an issue Washington tended to during most of 1782?

5. The overwhelming problem Washington had to deal with in the Summer of 1794 was a rebellion in Virginia and Pennsylvania against ____________________.

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