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

2. When did Washington receive a draft of the Declaration of Independence?
(a) July 6, 1776.
(b) July 4, 1776.
(c) July 6, 1775.
(d) July 4, 1775.

3. What disease plagued Philadelphia in August 1793?
(a) Hepatitis.
(b) Yellow fever.
(c) Bubonic plague.
(d) Scarlet fever.

4. Who did Washington hire as a secretary?
(a) John Fitch.
(b) James Rumsey.
(c) David Humphreys.
(d) Tobias Lear.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What British governmental decree permitted the removal of goods from neutral bottoms?

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

3. How many pounds of sterling did Washington loose during the war?

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

5. Which two people denounced the Neutrality Proclamation in writing?

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