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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. What did Washington attend before leaving Philadelphia for retirement?
2. To deal with his discomfort with strangers, Washington confined social meetings to a weekly ________________ he would hold in his home each Tuesday.
3. Who helped Washington write his farewell address which was run in several newspapers in 1796?
4. What was the name of the treaty John Jay reached with the British that angered the American people?
5. What did Washington help plan while at the location in #102?
Short Essay Questions
1. What image of himself did Washington still harbor which involved the perception of prosperity at Mount Vernon?
2. Why was Washington so disgruntled with some of the people he and his soldiers were fighting for?
3. What did Washington do to improve his finances when he was struggling with his financial situation?
4. How did Washington manage through his discomfort of having to associate with strangers as President?
5. What did Washington do after he took the oath of office as president?
6. Although they remained friends after the war, what point did Washington and Lafayette disagree on?
7. When did Washington leave the office of President and return to Mount Vernon as a private citizen?
8. What personal health and family trauma affected Washington soon after he took office?
9. What traditions did Washington create as new President and why were they important to him?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the role of women in rural Virginia in the mid-18th century. What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have? What belief system about Southern women was evident in Martha Washington? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author mean by calling it simply WASHINGTON: A LIFE? What was he trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each one.
Essay Topic 3
Create a brief character study of Thomas Jefferson. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What motivated him throughout his life?
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