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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The Planter: Chapters 9-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the royal governor disbanded the House of Burgesses for the second time, Washington and several other men met secretly and agreed to ______________________.
(a) Establish a local government.
(b) Tax tea.
(c) Cease all imports.
(d) Meet with the King of England.

2. How many children did Washington's father have with his first wife?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

3. When Washington married the woman in #53, he became a very wealthy man by appearances only because much of the money was set aside for _________________________.
(a) Taxes.
(b) The county.
(c) Her children.
(d) The military.

4. In 1754, Washington led his troops into which region to fight the French?
(a) Ohio Country.
(b) Michigan woods.
(c) Virginia hills.
(d) Georgia wetlands.

5. What was the greatest impact on Washington's life regarding his father's death?
(a) He had a bad reputation.
(b) He had no one to look up to.
(c) He had to take care of his mother.
(d) He could not go to boarding school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What came along with Washington's marriage to Martha?

2. What event occurred which sent shockwaves through the colonies after the royal governor disbanded the House of Burgesses?

3. When Washington married Martha, the slave population at Mount Vernon ____________________.

4. What was the French stronghold in the Ohio Valley?

5. In what month and year was the portrait of George Washington painted?

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