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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 learned that Benedict Arnold had been conspiring with the British to capture ____________________.
2. In what city did Washington serve as the president of the new country?
3. Who helped Washington write his farewell address which was run in several newspapers in 1796?
4. What did Washington look forward to doing after the war?
5. Washington found himself in the middle of a controversy as the president of the _______________________ when it came out that membership included a hereditary clause.
Short Essay Questions
1. When did Washington leave the office of President and return to Mount Vernon as a private citizen?
2. How did Washington manage through his discomfort of having to associate with strangers as President?
3. What traditions did Washington create as new President and why were they important to him?
4. What was the irony of Washington's financial status at the time he was to be inaugurated?
5. In addition to preserving his war papers, what else did Washington do to preserve his image for future generations?
6. What were some things that Washington did that made people think he was trying to establish a monarchy in America?
7. What image of himself did Washington still harbor which involved the perception of prosperity at Mount Vernon?
8. Why was Washington so disgruntled with some of the people he and his soldiers were fighting for?
9. 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?
10. What were the circumstances in which Washington was elected president?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Explain the impact that Washington's childhood had on him as an adult. What did it mean to be the son of a prominent man in 18th century Virginia? What impact did his father's death have on Washington? What stigmas did Washington live with for his entire life?
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