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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. What city was near the "fall line" of navigable rivers?
(a) Trenton.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) New York City.

2. What city did Washington travel to to attempt getting more recruits and better fortification of the northern army near Canada?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New York City.
(c) Boston.
(d) Washington D.C.

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

4. What city did Washington ask his cabinet to meet?
(a) Mount Vernon.
(b) Newburg.
(c) Germantown.
(d) Annapolis.

5. Which two states chartered the Potomac Canal Company?
(a) Delaware and Maryland.
(b) Maryland and Virginia.
(c) Delaware and Pennsylvania.
(d) Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who led the Federalists to put pressure on Washington calm Congress down?

2. Who planned on hiring German or Russian soldiers to supplement British troops in Massachusetts?

3. Who did Washington hire as a secretary?

4. When Washington returned to New York City, what did the British do?

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

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