View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Constitution of the United States, Hysteria and Responsibility and A Second Constitutional Convention.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Washington leave in charge at the battle at New York City?
(a) Thomas Mifflin.
(b) General Howe.
(c) Brigadier General Thomas Conway.
(d) Major General John Sullivan.

2. Who planned on hiring German or Russian soldiers to supplement British troops in Massachusetts?
(a) King George III.
(b) Major General John Sullivan.
(c) George Washington.
(d) King George IV.

3. How did the rookie soldiers respond to the leader at the battle at New York City?
(a) The soldiers fled and panicked.
(b) The soldiers launched a suprise attack.
(c) The soldiers disrespected the new leader.
(d) The soldiers fought like warriors.

4. Who covered his face in fear that Washington had been killed?
(a) Lord Cornwallis.
(b) Colonel Richard Fitzgerald.
(c) General Howe.
(d) General Greene.

5. What did Washington enjoy reading?
(a) Non-fiction novels.
(b) Agricultural manuals.
(c) Horse and buggy manuals.
(d) Fiction novels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city did Washington travel to to attempt getting more recruits and better fortification of the northern army near Canada?

2. Who did Washington send as an envoy to France?

3. What were Washington's feelings on attending the Constitutional Convention?

4. Who was the greatest combat general in the war according to Washington?

5. Which state was 15 times more populous than Delaware?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 232 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample