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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. Washington saw himself as a/an _________________ slaveholder.
(a) Kind.
(b) Dictatorial.
(c) Absentee.
(d) Uninvolved.

2. Whom did Washington marry?
(a) Ellen Cowen Newell.
(b) Martha Dandridge Custis.
(c) Margaret Danbury Weston.
(d) Alice Spencer Haight.

3. How many children did Washington and Martha have of their own?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) None.
(d) 3.

4. What was the French stronghold in the Ohio Valley?
(a) Fort Lafayette.
(b) Fort Beaulieu.
(c) Fort Duquesne.
(d) Fort Orleans.

5. How many resolutions were presented in #46?
(a) 24.
(b) 17.
(c) 35.
(d) 31.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Washington was quite social and was often the center of attention with ________________.

3. Which general asked Washington to be his aide-de-camp because of Washington's frontier experience?

4. Why was Jacky Custis not motivated to get an education?

5. Why was Washington envious of Jacky Custis?

(see the answer key)

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