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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 was installed as the British officer in charge of American forces in 1754?
(a) Lord Cornwallis.
(b) Lord Loundoun.
(c) King George III.
(d) General Edward Braddock.

2. What city were the Hessian soldiers encamped in 1777?
(a) Trenton.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Yorktown.

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

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

5. Where did Washington buy his best clothes?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) A local store in Virginia.
(c) A local store near Mount Vernon.
(d) Countries abroad.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Washington receive a draft of the Declaration of Independence?

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

4. Which person surprised the British at Stony Point?

5. Who realized that " Washington's magic was still so great that Congress would not vote to discharge him"?

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