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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 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. How many attempts did it take Washington to imprison Benedict Arnold?
(a) Three.
(b) He never did.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what margin did Washington win the presidency of the new country?

2. Why did Washington agree to host so many visitors at Mount Vernon after the war?

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

4. How many years was Washington gone from his home to lead the Revolutionary army?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What traditions did Washington create as new President and why were they important to him?

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

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

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

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

7. What image of himself did Washington still harbor which involved the perception of prosperity at Mount Vernon?

8. Why was the Winter of 1779 similar to the one spent at Valley Forge for Washington and his men?

9. What did Benedict Arnold do that was a betrayal to the new country?

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

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