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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. Whose resignation did Washington receive on July 31, 1793?
(a) John Jay.
(b) Henry Knox.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

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

3. On what day in 1783 did Washington arrive in Mount Vernon?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) New Years Day.
(c) His birthday.
(d) Christmas Day.

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

5. Washington, after praising civilians and soldiers, wrote an angry letter to whom?
(a) John Adams.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the British blockade located that forced the Continental Army into a harsh winter without supplies?

2. When did Washington receive a draft of the Declaration of Independence?

3. What city did Washington ask his cabinet to meet?

4. What was the name of the group founded by supporters of Genet?

5. Who did Washington leave in charge at the battle at New York City?

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