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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Road Turns Upward, Hope Abroad and Bankruptcy at Home and Enter a French Army.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where did Washington get his reading material?
(a) Imported it from Germany.
(b) Imported it from Italy.
(c) Imported it from Japan.
(d) Imported it from England.

5. In 1755, which general enlisted Washington to navigate a path in the Ohio Valley?
(a) Robert Lee.
(b) Horatio Gates.
(c) Anthony Wayne.
(d) Edward Braddock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the British blockade located that forced the Continental Army into a harsh winter without supplies?

2. What did Washington vow to become when he returned to Virginia?

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

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

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

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