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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Washington was chronically in debt because _______________________.
(a) He extensively traveled the world.
(b) He lived beyond his means.
(c) Martha spent too much on new clothes.
(d) He was extremely generous to charities.

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

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

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

5. In late 1786, Washington learned that he would represent _________________ at a convention.
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Virginia.
(c) New York.
(d) Delaware.

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

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

8. General William Howe was replaced by whom after word of the French treat with the Americans?
(a) General Henry Clinton.
(b) General William Burgoyne.
(c) General James Lattimore.
(d) General Henry Fairfax.

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

10. What placed a huge burden on Washington's precarious finances?
(a) Paying his soldiers.
(b) Entertaining visitors who wanted to meet him.
(c) Traveling the world.
(d) Buying more property.

11. Washington felt he needed to live by a certain standard that gave off the impression of _____________________.
(a) Comfort.
(b) Humility.
(c) Royalty.
(d) Great wealth.

12. 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 were afraid the British would hang them.
(c) They didn't know they were needed.
(d) They had none to spare.

13. What was a point of contention between Washington and a foreign dignitary who remained his friend?
(a) Washington would not support the French army.
(b) Washington would not give him an American military distinction.
(c) Washington continued to own slaves.
(d) Washington did not want any military honors.

14. Within a few months of taking office, Washington became ill with a tumor ________________ that had to be excised by a surgeon.
(a) On his leg.
(b) Behind his ear.
(c) On his kidney.
(d) On his back.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the Founding Fathers achieved a pair of treaties with France, boosting morale at Valley Forge?

2. The overwhelming problem Washington had to deal with in the Summer of 1794 was a rebellion in Virginia and Pennsylvania against ____________________.

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

4. Washington was involved in the design and construction of the ______________________.

5. Who did Washington appoint as his Secretary of State?

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