Why Did Mason Locke Weems's Biography of George Washington Include

question 52

Multiple Choice

Why did Mason Locke Weems's biography of George Washington include popular and fabricated anecdotes, such as the story of the cherry tree?

• A) Weems was more interested in making Washington a unifying figure in American political culture than he was in literal truth.
• B) Weems wanted to discredit Washington because he became more partisan during his second term in office.
• C) Weems wanted to counteract the hero worship of Washington promoted by the Federalists.
• D) Weems believed that Americans needed to know that Washington was an almost perfect man.

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