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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Social Man, Infighting Foreshadowed, The Great Schism Opens and Europeans and Indians.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did Washington receive fatherly advice from?
(a) Lawrence.
(b) William.
(c) Thomas.
(d) John.

3. Which body of water did the British ships carry troops?
(a) Hudson Bay.
(b) Lake Ontario.
(c) Lake Champlain.
(d) Lake Erie.

4. Who realized that " Washington's magic was still so great that Congress would not vote to discharge him"?
(a) Conway.
(b) Mifflin.
(c) Gates.
(d) Cornwallis.

5. Who was appointed Minister to Holland?
(a) Gouverneur Morris
(b) William Short.
(c) Thomas Pinckney.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state was George Washington born?

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

3. Washington was elected by the electoral college on February 4, 1789. On what day did Washington receive formal notification of his election?

4. How did the rookie soldiers respond to the leader at the battle at New York City?

5. Which city's merchants established a paper money system that would not depreciate?

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