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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. Washington and his men spent the Winter of 1779 in which New Jersey town?
2. Who did Washington appoint as his Secretary of the Treasury?
3. Washington had to borrow _________________ to attend his own inauguration as First President of the United States.
4. In what city did Washington serve as the president of the new country?
5. Which of the following was NOT among Washington's strongest supporters at one time, but who now wrote negative essays about him which were published?
Short Essay Questions
1. When did Washington leave the office of President and return to Mount Vernon as a private citizen?
2. For what reason did Washington have to distance himself from the Society of Cincinnati?
3. Which important battle would lead to the surrender of the British Army?
4. How did Washington manage through his discomfort of having to associate with strangers as President?
5. What were some things that Washington did that made people think he was trying to establish a monarchy in America?
6. What did Washington do after he took the oath of office as president?
7. What treachery among his own men did Washington face?
8. What traditions did Washington create as new President and why were they important to him?
9. What impression about himself was Washington very careful about preserving?
10. Although they remained friends after the war, what point did Washington and Lafayette disagree on?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the overall setting and time period for Washington's childhood What was America like during this time period? What was the American South like during this time period? How important are the time period and setting to the attitudes and issues of Washington, his family and friends?
Essay Topic 2
Create a brief character study of George Washington. 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?
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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