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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 what city did Washington serve as the president of the new country?

3. Jefferson and Madison created a party known as the ______________________.

4. Who did Washington appoint as Chief Justice to the Supreme Court?

5. Where did Washington slip away to while on his way to survey the battles taking place in the South?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the Society of the Cincinnati?

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

6. What was the irony of Washington's financial status at the time he was to be inaugurated?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which role did Washington feel was his most important during his life? Which role was most gratifying to Washington in his life? Is there something Washington would have liked to do but never had the chance?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Create a brief character study of Alexander Hamilton. 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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