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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Treason, Virginia Endangered, Yorktown and A Gulf of Civil Horror.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Washington get his reading material?
(a) Imported it from England.
(b) Imported it from Italy.
(c) Imported it from Japan.
(d) Imported it from Germany.

2. When Washington was six, his family moved to which city?
(a) Mount Vernon.
(b) Boston.
(c) Fredericksburg.
(d) Pope's Creek.

3. What document, written by Thomas Paine, renewed patriotic enthusiasm?
(a) Declaration of Independence.
(b) U.S. Constitution.
(c) Common Sense.
(d) Rhetoric.

4. What did Washington pull from his pocket to wear that only Washington's closest friends knew he had?
(a) Glasses.
(b) Hat.
(c) Bow tie.
(d) Suspenders.

5. Who planned on hiring German or Russian soldiers to supplement British troops in Massachusetts?
(a) George Washington.
(b) King George IV.
(c) Major General John Sullivan.
(d) King George III.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which group was the main concern as Lt. Dinwiddie led the "Ohio Company" to the north?

2. What happened to the greatest combat general when attacking Quebec?

3. In December of 1776, Washington's troops crossed which body of water?

4. Who was in charge of the British forces in Germantown?

5. What did Washington understand about the American people regarding British control?

(see the answer key)

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