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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Treason, Virginia Endangered, Yorktown and A Gulf of Civil Horror.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the greatest combat general in the war according to Washington?
(a) Benedict Arnold.
(b) General Howe.
(c) Thomas Conway.
(d) General John Sullivan.

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

3. What document, written by Thomas Paine, renewed patriotic enthusiasm?
(a) U.S. Constitution.
(b) Common Sense.
(c) Declaration of Independence.
(d) Rhetoric.

4. What art did George Washington learn as a teenager?
(a) Surveying.
(b) Singing.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Painting.

5. While the British were not attacking the United States, what was the enemy?
(a) The Hessians.
(b) The French.
(c) Unemployment.
(d) Inflation.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who did Washington leave in charge at the battle at New York City?

4. In December of 1776, Washington's troops crossed which body of water?

5. Who died on the day Washington began his vacation in 1781?

(see the answer key)

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