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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. A group of men in Washington's army mutinied and killed their officers because ________________________.
(a) They didn't have pay, food or clothing.
(b) They were forced to march during a blizzard.
(c) They were forced to stand guard for double shifts.
(d) They were forced to march twenty miles a day.

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

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

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

5. Washington learned that Benedict Arnold had been conspiring with the British to capture ____________________.
(a) Washington.
(b) New York.
(c) West Point.
(d) Philadelphia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mount Vernon require from Washington upon his return from war?

2. Washington found himself __________________ by the poor attitude of the very people he and his soldiers were fighting for.

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Washington do after he took the oath of office as president?

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

5. How did Washington's actions regarding his slaves not belie his true feelings?

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

7. Which important battle would lead to the surrender of the British Army?

8. How did Washington manage through his discomfort of having to associate with strangers as President?

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

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

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