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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which area of the U.S. did Washington tour in April of 1791?
(a) The South.
(b) Middle colonies.
(c) The frontier.
(d) New England.

2. Washington, after praising civilians and soldiers, wrote an angry letter to whom?
(a) John Adams.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

3. Who fought Washington on the idea of establishing a long-term army?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) John Adams.

4. Who was surprised that Washington ratified the Jay Treaty?
(a) Randolph.
(b) Bradford.
(c) Hamilton.
(d) Wolcott.

5. Who became the new Attorney General after the death of William Bradford?
(a) Charles Lee.
(b) Thomas Chase.
(c) James McHenry.
(d) Oliver Ellsworth.

6. How did Washington feel about Mount Vernon after serving eight years as President?
(a) Washington felt that Mount Vernon never changed.
(b) Washington believed Mount Vernon was a great place to continue living.
(c) Washington felt like a stranger in his own land.
(d) Washington loved Mount Vernon.

7. What did the British say they would do once the peace treaty was signed?
(a) Evacuate New York.
(b) Leave Philadelphia.
(c) Attack Trenton.
(d) Attack New York.

8. After Washington left New York in 1783, where did he go?
(a) Trenton.
(b) Annapolis.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Newburgh.

9. After finding out his new estate manager was ill, Washington traveled to Mount Vernon for how many days?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 14 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 10 days.

10. Who did Washington appoint as Secretary of War?
(a) Henry Knox.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) John Jay.

11. Who sat in the reserved seat to the right of Martha Washington at her tea parties?
(a) Abigail Adams.
(b) The wife of John Jay.
(c) The mayor of Philadelphia's wife.
(d) George Washington.

12. Who was responsible for representing Washington's government in Paris?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) James Monroe.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

13. Whose resignation did Washington receive on July 31, 1793?
(a) Henry Knox.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) John Jay.

14. What state did the Whiskey rebellion take place?
(a) New York.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Virginia.

15. Who were people personally upset with concerning the Jay Treaty?
(a) Edmund Randolph.
(b) John Jay.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Oliver Wolcott Jr.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Washington see the national capital as?

2. Who worked out a code with Jefferson to communicate secretly with the leaders of the opposition?

3. Who did Washington hire as a secretary?

4. What did the Secretary of Treasury urge Congress to charter?

5. Who was noted as being an "Anglophobe"?

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