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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. Which country's influx of military leaders burdened Washington?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) Ireland.

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

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

4. Why was Washington chosen for his first military experience?
(a) His surveying and wilderness skills.
(b) His negotiating skills.
(c) His local prominence.
(d) His leadership skills.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did the First Continental Congress meet?

2. How far did Washington's troops have to march to reach the Hessian soldiers' encampment?

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

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

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

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