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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. What cash crop did Washington rely on for the most profit?
(a) Beans.
(b) Corn.
(c) Sugar cane.
(d) Tobacco.

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

3. After returning to Mount Vernon, what did Flexner state Washington invested his time in?
(a) He bred cows and horses.
(b) He bred rabbits.
(c) He bred horses and hound dogs.
(d) He farmed.

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

5. When Washington was named head of the Continental Army, how did he feel?
(a) Happy.
(b) Unprepared.
(c) Ready to fight.
(d) Prepared.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two countries began battling in the United States in 1755?

2. Who was Horatio Gates?

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

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

5. Who was Thomas Mifflin?

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