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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which state was 15 times more populous than Delaware?
(a) Maryland.
(b) New York.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Virginia.

2. Which city was named the permanent capital in 1790?
(a) Boston.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Newport.
(d) Philadelphia.

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 became one of Washington's financial advisers?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) James Madison.

5. Who was appointed Minister to Holland?
(a) Gouverneur Morris
(b) William Short.
(c) Thomas Pinckney.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Washington choose to begin planning the "Federal city"?

2. Washington, after praising civilians and soldiers, wrote an angry letter to whom?

3. Who sat in the reserved seat to the right of Martha Washington at her tea parties?

4. What disease plagued Philadelphia in August 1793?

5. From which country did Washington obtain a mule as a gift?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Pennsylvania Democratic Society?

2. What was "Washington's Legacy" described in Chapter 23 "Goodbye to War"?

3. Why didn't Washington appoint Monroe as envoy to France in 1796?

4. Describe Washington's "taste" in art.

5. How did the public react to the ratification of the Jay Treaty?

6. Why was it difficult to establish a new government according to Washington?

7. Describe Washington's visit to Annapolis in December of 1783.

8. Why would it have been difficult for Washington to call a special session of Congress?

9. Describe Hamilton's role in helping Washington write his farewell speech.

10. As Washington left for the Constitution Convention in 1788, several hazards remained. Describe the hazards.

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