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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Heights, The Loss of Philadelphia and The Conway Cabal.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Washington vow to become when he returned to Virginia?
(a) A cobbler.
(b) A planter.
(c) A blacksmith.
(d) A sea trader.

2. What document, written by Thomas Paine, renewed patriotic enthusiasm?
(a) Rhetoric.
(b) U.S. Constitution.
(c) Common Sense.
(d) Declaration of Independence.

3. What did Washington invent after determining the amount of grains in a bushel of timothy?
(a) A tractor.
(b) A buggy.
(c) A sander.
(d) A plow.

4. Who was in charge of the British forces in Germantown?
(a) Lord Cornwallis.
(b) General Howe.
(c) Thomas Conway.
(d) General Greene.

5. Who was Thomas Mifflin?
(a) A British military officer.
(b) An attorney.
(c) A merchant.
(d) A British immigrant and military genius.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Washington warn his troops about as he settled them into their winter quarters?

2. Who objected to Washington's participation in military activities?

3. Who was installed as the British officer in charge of American forces in 1754?

4. How many years did Washington want military tours of duty to be?

5. What year did the Second Continental Congress meet?

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