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

2. A group of men in Washington's army mutinied and killed their officers because ________________________.

3. What did Washington help plan while at the location in #102?

4. In the period following the Revolutionary War, there began a string of rebellions in which state?

5. Which of the Founding Fathers achieved a pair of treaties with France, boosting morale at Valley Forge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Society of the Cincinnati?

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

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

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

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

6. What did Washington do after he took the oath of office as president?

7. What did Washington do to improve his finances when he was struggling with his financial situation?

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

9. How did Washington manage through his discomfort of having to associate with strangers as President?

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

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

Personal identity is an important theme in this book. Who were some of the people who had the strongest personalities? What were their personal codes? How did Washington measure up to these people? What was Washington's personal code? Or did he not have one? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

According to the author, even before Washington was a player on the national and international stages, he was known to be a man of unquestionable integrity. Cite some examples in Washington's life that prove this statement. What is Chernow's overall perception of Washington's character?

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