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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the Founding Fathers achieved a pair of treaties with France, boosting morale at Valley Forge?
(a) John Adams.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

2. Which foreign dignitary did Washington remain friends with after the war?
(a) Cornwallis.
(b) Burgoyne.
(c) Clinton.
(d) Lafayette.

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

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

5. Washington and his men spent the Winter of 1779 in which New Jersey town?
(a) Bayonne.
(b) Trenton.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Morristown.

6. How many years was Washington gone from his home to lead the Revolutionary army?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

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

8. What was the state of Mount Vernon when Washington returned from war?
(a) Lush.
(b) Decimated.
(c) Somewhat neglected.
(d) Pristine.

9. By what margin did Washington win the presidency of the new country?
(a) 70%.
(b) 10%.
(c) Unanimous.
(d) 25%.

10. Washington found himself __________________ by the poor attitude of the very people he and his soldiers were fighting for.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Disgruntled.
(c) Confused.
(d) Amused.

11. Washington was involved in the design and construction of the ______________________.
(a) Brooklyn Bridge.
(b) Washington monument.
(c) Statue of Liberty.
(d) Captiol building.

12. In what city did Washington serve as the president of the new country?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New York.
(c) Richmond.
(d) Baltimore.

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

14. Which person close to Washington died at the end of the Revolutionary War?
(a) Jacky.
(b) Martha.
(c) Lee.
(d) Patsy.

15. What did Mount Vernon require from Washington upon his return from war?
(a) Major landscaping.
(b) Additional rooms added on.
(c) Extensive renovations.
(d) Just a little maintenance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the organization formed to support soldiers and their families after the war?

2. Washington felt he needed to live by a certain standard that gave off the impression of _____________________.

3. Washington found himself in the middle of a controversy as the president of the _______________________ when it came out that membership included a hereditary clause.

4. In the Spring of 1780, Cornwallis and Clinton took a flotilla to ______________________.

5. Who did Washington appoint as Chief Justice to the Supreme Court?

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