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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A French Bombshell, Trouble All Around, A Tragic Departure and Opposite Hands Across the Ocean.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was appointed to succeed Jefferson as Secretary of State?
(a) Robert Livingston.
(b) John Jay.
(c) Edmund Randolph.
(d) Thomas Johnson.

2. What did the British say they would do once the peace treaty was signed?
(a) Leave Philadelphia.
(b) Evacuate New York.
(c) Attack Trenton.
(d) Attack New York.

3. Where did Edmund Charles Genet's warship land?
(a) Philadelphia, PA.
(b) Trenton, NJ.
(c) Richmond, VA.
(d) Charleston, SC.

4. When Washington returned to New York City, what did the British do?
(a) The British launched a suprise attack.
(b) The British surrendered.
(c) The British openly attacked the Continental Army.
(d) The British retreated.

5. What time was dinner usually served at Mount Vernon?
(a) 2:00 p.m.
(b) 1:00 p.m.
(c) Noon.
(d) 11 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Washington when he rode towards the enemy?

2. After finding out his new estate manager was ill, Washington traveled to Mount Vernon for how many days?

3. Which two states chartered the Potomac Canal Company?

4. What disease plagued Philadelphia in August 1793?

5. On what day in 1783 did Washington arrive in Mount Vernon?

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