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

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

3. Who was the commander of West Point in the Fall of 1780?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Paul Revere.
(c) Benedict Arnold.
(d) Patrick Henry.

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

5. What placed a huge burden on Washington's precarious finances?
(a) Paying his soldiers.
(b) Entertaining visitors who wanted to meet him.
(c) Buying more property.
(d) Traveling the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. Washington found himself __________________ by the poor attitude of the very people he and his soldiers were fighting for.

2. Who did Washington appoint as his Secretary of the Treasury?

3. Washington and his men spent the Winter of 1779 in which New Jersey town?

4. What did Washington put efforts toward preserving after the war?

5. What did Washington attend before leaving Philadelphia for retirement?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was the Winter of 1779 similar to the one spent at Valley Forge for Washington and his men?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What were the circumstances in which Washington was elected president?

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

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