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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Valley Forge is located in which state?
(a) New York.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) New Jersey.

4. Why did many townspeople where Washington's army camped refuse to give the soldiers food and clothing?
(a) They could sell to the British and make a profit.
(b) They had none to spare.
(c) They didn't know they were needed.
(d) They were afraid the British would hang them.

5. Who was a French ambassador to the United States during the French Revolution?
(a) Jacques Laurent David.
(b) Francois Bernard Dupont.
(c) Charles Phillipe Brun.
(d) Edmond-Charles Genet.

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

7. How many attempts did it take Washington to imprison Benedict Arnold?
(a) Two.
(b) He never did.
(c) Three.
(d) Seven.

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

9. Washington was always conscious of the __________________ he would leave for future generations.
(a) Money.
(b) Impression.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Monuments.

10. How many years did Washington spend as President of the United States?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 3.

11. Which family member of his died while Washington was ill from the tumor?
(a) His half-brother.
(b) His stepson.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His mother.

12. What was the name of the convention in #129?
(a) The Patriot Convention.
(b) The Confederation Convention.
(c) The Revolutionary Convention.
(d) The Constitutional Convention.

13. What did Washington attend before leaving Philadelphia for retirement?
(a) The launch of the U.S.S. Washington.
(b) Adams' inauguration.
(c) The State of the Union address.
(d) The opening of the White House.

14. A short time after the Battle of Monmouth, the _________________ reinforcements arrived to assist Washington.
(a) Hessian.
(b) French.
(c) Italian.
(d) German.

15. In the Spring of 1780, Cornwallis and Clinton took a flotilla to ______________________.
(a) New York.
(b) Virginia.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) South Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helped Washington write his farewell address which was run in several newspapers in 1796?

2. What did Washington do in an attempt to preserve his image for prosperity?

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

4. What did Washington help plan while at the location in #102?

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

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