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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 foreign dignitary did Washington remain friends with after the war?
(a) Burgoyne.
(b) Clinton.
(c) Cornwallis.
(d) Lafayette.

2. How many years did Washington spend as President of the United States?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

4. In the Spring of 1780, Cornwallis and Clinton took a flotilla to ______________________.
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Virginia.
(c) New York.
(d) North Carolina.

5. In what city did Washington serve as the president of the new country?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New York.
(c) Richmond.
(d) Baltimore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease broke out in Washington in 1793?

2. What part of the country was chosen as the permanent area for the capital?

3. What placed a huge burden on Washington's precarious finances?

4. What role did Washington accept at the convention in #129?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What personal health and family trauma affected Washington soon after he took office?

5. What was the Society of the Cincinnati?

6. What impression about himself was Washington very careful about preserving?

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

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

9. Which important battle would lead to the surrender of the British Army?

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

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