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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the state of Mount Vernon when Washington returned from war?
(a) Pristine.
(b) Decimated.
(c) Somewhat neglected.
(d) Lush.

2. What disease broke out in Washington in 1793?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Cholera.
(d) Yellow Fever.

3. The overwhelming problem Washington had to deal with in the Summer of 1794 was a rebellion in Virginia and Pennsylvania against ____________________.
(a) The income tax.
(b) Civil rights.
(c) Women's rights.
(d) The whiskey tax.

4. Jefferson and Madison argued that Hamilton's Federalists supported ____________________ in America.
(a) Civil rights.
(b) Three political parties.
(c) The death penalty.
(d) A monarch.

5. What was the name of the treaty John Jay reached with the British that angered the American people?
(a) The Westmoreland Treaty.
(b) The Nottingham Treaty.
(c) The Fairfax Treaty.
(d) The Jay Treaty.

6. What did Mount Vernon require from Washington upon his return from war?
(a) Just a little maintenance.
(b) Major landscaping.
(c) Extensive renovations.
(d) Additional rooms added on.

7. Which family member of his died while Washington was ill from the tumor?
(a) His mother.
(b) His stepson.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His half-brother.

8. In what city was the convention in #129 held?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Albany.
(c) New York City.
(d) Philadelphia.

9. What did Washington put efforts toward preserving after the war?
(a) His uniforms.
(b) His war papers.
(c) His weapons.
(d) His friendships.

10. Which battle would lead to the surrender of the British army?
(a) The Battle of Yorktown.
(b) The Battle of Richmond.
(c) The Battle of Saratoga.
(d) The Battle of Bunker Hill.

11. Washington learned that Benedict Arnold had been conspiring with the British to capture ____________________.
(a) West Point.
(b) New York.
(c) Washington.
(d) Philadelphia.

12. Who helped Washington write his farewell address which was run in several newspapers in 1796?
(a) Adams.
(b) Knox.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Hamilton.

13. Who did Washington appoint as Chief Justice to the Supreme Court?
(a) Henry Clay.
(b) John Adams.
(c) John Jay.
(d) James Calvert.

14. What did Washington look forward to doing after the war?
(a) Meeting the King of France.
(b) Running for President.
(c) Becoming a private citizen.
(d) Traveling to Africa.

15. The rebellions in the state in #127 made it clear that the _______________________ needed to be written.
(a) Articles of the Confederation.
(b) First Amendment.
(c) Declaration of Independence.
(d) Stamp Act provisions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Washington reluctant to support in the early years of his Presidency?

2. What was the name of the organization formed to support soldiers and their families after the war?

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

4. Washington found himself in the middle of a controversy as the president of the _______________________ when it came out that membership included a hereditary clause.

5. Washington proved himself to be a strong leader despite the ___________________ of those surrounding him.

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