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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mental Confusion, Politics at Sunset, Washington and Slavery and Death of a Hero.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What injury did Washington receive when thrown from his horse going to Mount Vernon?
(a) A broken hand.
(b) A "wrench" in his back.
(c) A broken leg.
(d) A head injury.

2. After Washington left New York in 1783, where did he go?
(a) Trenton.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Newburgh.
(d) Annapolis.

3. How long was the published pamphlet that angrily attacked George Washington?
(a) 103 pages.
(b) 50 pages.
(c) 75 pages.
(d) 100 pages.

4. Who were people personally upset with concerning the Jay Treaty?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Edmund Randolph.
(c) John Jay.
(d) Oliver Wolcott Jr.

5. What city were the Hessian soldiers encamped in 1777?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Trenton.
(d) Yorktown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Treaty of Alliance commit the U.S. to protect?

2. Where did d'Estaing spend the winter of 1779?

3. In 1755, which general enlisted Washington to navigate a path in the Ohio Valley?

4. Which state was 15 times more populous than Delaware?

5. Who became the new Attorney General after the death of William Bradford?

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