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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The rebellions in the state in #127 made it clear that the _______________________ needed to be written.
(a) Stamp Act provisions.
(b) Articles of the Confederation.
(c) Declaration of Independence.
(d) First Amendment.

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

4. What was the name of the treaty John Jay reached with the British that angered the American people?
(a) The Fairfax Treaty.
(b) The Westmoreland Treaty.
(c) The Jay Treaty.
(d) The Nottingham Treaty.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many attempts did it take Washington to imprison Benedict Arnold?

3. In the period following the Revolutionary War, there began a string of rebellions in which state?

4. What was the name of the convention in #129?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason did Washington have to distance himself from the Society of Cincinnati?

2. What did General Charles Lee do that put Washington's men into the heat of battle and for which Lee later faced a court martial?

3. In addition to preserving his war papers, what else did Washington do to preserve his image for future generations?

4. Why was Washington so disgruntled with some of the people he and his soldiers were fighting for?

5. When did Washington leave the office of President and return to Mount Vernon as a private citizen?

6. What were the circumstances in which Washington was elected president?

7. What were some of the hardships Washington's men suffered at Valley Forge in the Winter of 1777?

8. What were some things that Washington did that made people think he was trying to establish a monarchy in America?

9. What treachery among his own men did Washington face?

10. What was the condition of Mount Vernon upon Washington's return from war?

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