President George Washington and His Times

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1. In 2008, archaeologists announced the discovery of Washington's boyhood home in which Virginia location? Monticello Colonial Beach Fredericksburg Mount Vernon

2. As a British lieutenant colonel, Washington led an expedition in 1755 to drive the French from Fort Duquesne during the French and Indian (Seven Years) War. Fort Duquesne became which American city? Erie Philadelphia Lancaster Pittsburgh

3. The surrender of Lord Charles Cornwallis to Washington at Yorktown in 1781 ended the Revolutionary War. In which state is Yorktown located? Massachussetts Virginia New York Pennsylvania

4. How did Washington come to be the owner of Mount Vernon? Marriage to Martha Custis Puchase of the former Fairfax-Lee estate Royal grant from the Governor of Virginia Inheritance from his half-brother Lawrence

5. In the presidential election of 1788, only 10 of the original 13 states cast electoral votes. Of the following, which was the only state to cast electoral votes for President in 1788? New York North Carolina Rhode Island Connecticut

6. Washington's first inauguration as President took place in New York City in 1789. Where did his second inauguration take place? New York Baltimore District of Columbia Philadelphia

7. Washington appointed the first three Supreme Court Chief Justices. Who of the following was not one of his appointees? Oliver Ellsworth John Marshall John Jay John Rutledge

8. Washington was only one of two Presidents to command troops on the field while in office. Which event caused Washington to take up command of the troops? Battle of Big Sandy Creek War with Tripoli Shay's Rebellion Whiskey Rebellion

9. After he retired from the Presidency, which was one of Washington's major accomplishments? Taught law at the College of William and Mary Purchased the neighboring Fairfax-Lee estate Built a whiskey distillery Freed his slaves

10. Until the passage of Public Law 94-479 in 1976, Washington was not the highest ranking military officer in the history of the United States. Until then, who had the highest military rank in US history? General Dwight D. Eisenhower General Douglas MacArthur General John J. Pershing General Zachary Taylor