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

2. When did Washington receive a draft of the Declaration of Independence?
(a) July 6, 1775.
(b) July 4, 1776.
(c) July 6, 1776.
(d) July 4, 1775.

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

4. Who did Washington send as an envoy to France?
(a) John Andre.
(b) Benedict Arnold.
(c) Colonel John Laurens.
(d) General Greene.

5. After the Battle of Monmouth, which state did the British retreat behind their fortifications?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Delaware.
(c) New York.
(d) Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was Horatio Gates?

4. Which command did Washington allow to become semi-autonomous?

5. What city were the Hessian soldiers encamped in 1777?

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