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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6, The Legacy: Chapters 64-67.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1790, the Residence Act was passed, making _____________________ the temporary capital of the country.
(a) Richmond.
(b) New York.
(c) Trenton.
(d) Philadelphia.

2. The rebellions in the state in #127 made it clear that the _______________________ needed to be written.
(a) Declaration of Independence.
(b) First Amendment.
(c) Stamp Act provisions.
(d) Articles of the Confederation.

3. Which of the following was NOT strained when Washington was forced to entertain so many visitors after the war?
(a) Patience.
(b) War stories.
(c) Finances.
(d) Sense of self.

4. During the last years of his life, Washington continued to struggle with the issue of _________________.
(a) French politics.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Women's rights.
(d) Taxation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Washington marry?

2. To deal with his discomfort with strangers, Washington confined social meetings to a weekly ________________ he would hold in his home each Tuesday.

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

4. Washington looked to his home as a way of creating for himself the appearance of a_______________________.

5. While struggling financially, Washington toured his properties in __________________ to collect rent and evict squatters.

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