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

2. Which of the following was NOT strained when Washington was forced to entertain so many visitors after the war?
(a) Sense of self.
(b) War stories.
(c) Finances.
(d) Patience.

3. Which of the following did Washington's men NOT lack at Valley Forge?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Food.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Medicine.

4. Why did many townspeople where Washington's army camped refuse to give the soldiers food and clothing?
(a) They had none to spare.
(b) They didn't know they were needed.
(c) They were afraid the British would hang them.
(d) They could sell to the British and make a profit.

5. In the period following the Revolutionary War, there began a string of rebellions in which state?
(a) New York.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Maine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To deal with his discomfort with strangers, Washington confined social meetings to a weekly ________________ he would hold in his home each Tuesday.

3. Who helped Washington write his farewell address which was run in several newspapers in 1796?

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. What was the name of the convention in #129?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What traditions did Washington create as new President and why were they important to him?

3. What were some of the hardships Washington's men suffered at Valley Forge in the Winter of 1777?

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

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

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

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

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

9. When did Washington leave the office of President and return to Mount Vernon as a private citizen?

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

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