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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the organization formed to support soldiers and their families after the war?
(a) Sons of Freedom.
(b) Society of Patriots.
(c) Society of the Cincinnati.
(d) Sons of the American Revolution.

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

3. Who did Washington appoint as his Secretary of the Treasury?
(a) Henry Knox.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) Nathanael Greene.
(d) Wallace Fairfax.

4. Who did Washington appoint as Chief Justice to the Supreme Court?
(a) James Calvert.
(b) Henry Clay.
(c) John Jay.
(d) John Adams.

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

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

7. Who helped Washington write his farewell address which was run in several newspapers in 1796?
(a) Adams.
(b) Hamilton.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Knox.

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

9. Washington and his army spent the Winter of ________________ in Valley Forge.
(a) 1773.
(b) 1781.
(c) 1777.
(d) 1788.

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

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

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

13. The overwhelming problem Washington had to deal with in the Summer of 1794 was a rebellion in Virginia and Pennsylvania against ____________________.
(a) The income tax.
(b) Civil rights.
(c) The whiskey tax.
(d) Women's rights.

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

15. In what city was the convention in #129 held?
(a) New York City.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Richmond.
(d) Albany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a point of contention between Washington and a foreign dignitary who remained his friend?

2. In 1790, the Residence Act was passed, making _____________________ the temporary capital of the country.

3. Which battle would lead to the surrender of the British army?

4. Washington had to borrow _________________ to attend his own inauguration as First President of the United States.

5. Which family member of his died while Washington was ill from the tumor?

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