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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through An Early Triumph, The Continental Army on Trial and Depths.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What year did the Second Continental Congress meet?
(a) 1773.
(b) 1775.
(c) 1776.
(d) 1774.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Horatio Gates?

2. In December of 1776, Washington's troops crossed which body of water?

3. What did Washington understand about the American people regarding British control?

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

5. When Washington was six, his family moved to which city?

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