George Washington Test

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One of his assignments was to copy a long list of "___ ____ ____"–110 of them, to be exact. Not only was Washington supposed to improve his penmanship by rewriting the list, but he was also expected to pay close attention to the rules, so his behavior would always be appropriate for a young man hoping to achieve success and win respect.

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rules of civility

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Ambitious and determined to make a name for himself, teenaged George became a _______ , measuring and mapping portions of the Virginia frontier.

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surveyor

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In the three years he spent as a surveyor, young George earned a large sum of money and also acquired over ____ acres of land for himself. Later in life, Washington used his surveying skills to measure his own property and farms, and his familiarity with approximating distances and using a compass aided him in the French and Indian and Revolutionary ____.

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2,000 wars

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The _____-__ year old had established a name for himself and the beginning of his military career.

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twenty-one

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George Washington never had kids of his own and was willing to raise his wife's children

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True

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As President, you can’t make everyone _____. Not everyone will like the President. However, the President should be ____ to please every American as if it were possible.

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happy, willing

Front

The President has a TON of responsibilities and duties to act on. Therefore, the President needs a ____ amount of time to perform those duties, let's say ... _ years.

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fair 4

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The President can’t be too cocky to avoid ____. At the same time, the President shouldn’t rely on the advice of his ____. The President needs to surround himself with people of different ideas, even when it is ______. If the President accomplishes this, he gains respect.

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advice, friends, inconvenient

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Goerge Washington's letter to John Adams reveals how Washington:

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Set an example for how Presidents should treat the job

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Washington set many examples for future presidents to follow. These are called

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Precedent