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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Washington in His Landscapes, A New Call to Arms and A Virginian in Yankee-Land.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Washington believe the war would be won?
(a) In Philadelphia.
(b) On the battlefield.
(c) In the minds of the people.
(d) In Boston.

3. Who was Joseph Reed?
(a) A merchant.
(b) A British immigrant and military genius.
(c) A British military officer.
(d) An attorney.

4. Who was Horatio Gates?
(a) A merchant.
(b) An attorney.
(c) A British military officer.
(d) A British immigrant and military genius.

5. To whom did Washington sell his extra produce?
(a) The British.
(b) Merchants in Alexandria.
(c) Oliver Evans.
(d) Merchants in Philadelphia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Washington's wife react to Washington's new role as head of the Continental Army?

2. How old was George Washington when his father died?

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

4. What year did the First Continental Congress meet?

5. What did the American colonists throw overboard into the Boston Harbor?

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