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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT among Washington's strongest supporters at one time, but who now wrote negative essays about him which were published?

2. In what city was the convention in #129 held?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did General Charles Lee do that put Washington's men into the heat of battle and for which Lee later faced a court martial?

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

4. What was the Society of the Cincinnati?

5. What did Benedict Arnold do that was a betrayal to the new country?

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

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

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

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

10. What were some things that Washington did that made people think he was trying to establish a monarchy in America?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of John Adams. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What motivated him throughout his life?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of women in rural Virginia in the mid-18th century. What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have? What belief system about Southern women was evident in Martha Washington? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Explain George Washington as a boy and a young man. What were his ultimate plans for his life? What was his personality? What behaviors were instilled in him that would make him a success in his later life?

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