The George Washington Quiz

Answer these questions about the events and people in the life and Presidency of George Washington.
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City in which he was inaugurated as President?
New York City
What Colony (State) was he from?
Virginia
During his Presidency, what was the last of the thirteen colonies to ratify the Constitution?
Rhode Island
The city the National capital moved to from New York in December of 1790?
Philadelphia
What was his wife's name?
Martha (Custis) Washington
His Secretary of the Treasury (think $10 bill)?
Alexander Hamilton
In 1791, the first internal revenue law imposed a tax on what?
Distilled Spirits
What property did he eventually inherit from his half-brother Lawrence?
Mount Vernon
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His Vice President?
John Adams
In 1792, Congress established what delivery service?
The United States Post Office
He was the only President to have never lived where?
The White House
In what Colony (later a state) is the Delaware River that he so famously crossed?
New Jersey
His first Secretary of State (think the $2 bill)?
Thomas Jefferson
How many terms did he serve as President?
two
What is the month and day of his birthday (it used to be a national holiday)?
February 22
What was his profession before the military and politics?
Land Surveyor
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