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

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

3. Where was the British blockade located that forced the Continental Army into a harsh winter without supplies?
(a) Boston Harbor.
(b) Chesapeake Bay.
(c) Delaware River.
(d) Potomac River.

4. Who objected to Washington's participation in military activities?
(a) Sally Fairfax.
(b) Mary Ball Washington.
(c) Lord Fairfax.
(d) George Fairfax.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After returning to Mount Vernon, what did Flexner state Washington invested his time in?

2. Where did Washington buy his best clothes?

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

4. When Washington was named head of the Continental Army, how did he feel?

5. Where did Washington believe the war would be won?

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