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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. To whom did Washington sell his extra produce?
(a) Merchants in Philadelphia.
(b) Oliver Evans.
(c) The British.
(d) Merchants in Alexandria.

2. What did Congress request regarding supplies for the Continental Army?
(a) The supplies could only be purchased from Italy.
(b) States pay Congress for supplies.
(c) The supplies could only be purchased from France.
(d) States supply their own regiments.

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

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

5. What did the American colonists throw overboard into the Boston Harbor?
(a) Corn.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What document, written by Thomas Paine, renewed patriotic enthusiasm?

2. Why was Washington chosen for his first military experience?

3. Who planned on hiring German or Russian soldiers to supplement British troops in Massachusetts?

4. How many children did Washington and his wife have together?

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

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