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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In late 1786, Washington learned that he would represent _________________ at a convention.

3. What did Washington attend before leaving Philadelphia for retirement?

4. A short time after the Battle of Monmouth, the _________________ reinforcements arrived to assist Washington.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What personal health and family trauma affected Washington soon after he took office?

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

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

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

7. Although they remained friends after the war, what point did Washington and Lafayette disagree on?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During the Revolutionary War period, Thomas Paine wrote that "These are the times that try men's souls." Explain how the times tried the soul of George Washington. What brought him to the depths of despair? What motivated him? What role did he think he had in bringing the American citizens through such desperate times? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Ambition takes on an almost human persona in this book. What was the source of Washington's ambitions? Was he consumed with winning and getting ahead? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of men in the mid-18th century when Washington and his colleagues were coming of age. What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century men do not?

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