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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Washington help plan while at the location in #102?
(a) The Declaration of Independence.
(b) The Boston Tea Party.
(c) The blueprints for the White House.
(d) The Battle of Yorktown.

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

3. Alexander Hamilton delivered the Report on Public Credit that included his assertion that the federal government should take on the states' debts ________________________.
(a) Incurred by the war.
(b) To build universities.
(c) Left over from the Stamp Act.
(d) For road construction.

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

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

6. What disease broke out in Washington in 1793?
(a) Yellow Fever.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Cholera.

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

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

9. In the period following the Revolutionary War, there began a string of rebellions in which state?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Maine.
(c) New York.
(d) Massachusetts.

10. Washington found himself in the middle of a controversy as the president of the _______________________ when it came out that membership included a hereditary clause.
(a) Society of Cincinnati.
(b) Republican party.
(c) Knights of Columbus.
(d) Masons.

11. What did Washington look forward to doing after the war?
(a) Becoming a private citizen.
(b) Traveling to Africa.
(c) Running for President.
(d) Meeting the King of France.

12. 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?
(a) Henry Knox.
(b) John Jay.
(c) William Westmoreland.
(d) James Fairfax.

13. What is a flotilla?
(a) A weapons wagon.
(b) A unit of men.
(c) A formation of small warships.
(d) A cannon.

14. Which of the following was NOT among Washington's strongest supporters at one time, but who now wrote negative essays about him which were published?
(a) Monroe.
(b) Madison.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Westmoreland.

15. What role did Washington accept at the convention in #129?
(a) Governor.
(b) President.
(c) Chancellor.
(d) Ambassador.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the treaty John Jay reached with the British that angered the American people?

2. What did Mount Vernon require from Washington upon his return from war?

3. Who was the commander of West Point in the Fall of 1780?

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

5. What was the state of Mount Vernon when Washington returned from war?

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