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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A French Bombshell, Trouble All Around, A Tragic Departure and Opposite Hands Across the Ocean.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who covered his face in fear that Washington had been killed?
(a) General Greene.
(b) Colonel Richard Fitzgerald.
(c) General Howe.
(d) Lord Cornwallis.

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

3. How did Washington's wife react to Washington's new role as head of the Continental Army?
(a) Told George's mother and she stopped him from fighting.
(b) United with Washington to help the revolutionary effort.
(c) Told George that he was on his own.
(d) Was upset and reluctantly supported Washington.

4. Washington, after praising civilians and soldiers, wrote an angry letter to whom?
(a) John Adams.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

5. What did Washington warn his troops about as he settled them into their winter quarters?
(a) Anarchy.
(b) A British attack.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) An eclipse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did d'Estaing spend the winter of 1779?

2. How many French warships appeared in the New York Harbor in 1793?

3. Who was seen as Washington's only rival in leadership at the convention?

4. Who distrusted Washington and was suspicious of Philadelphia society?

5. In 1755, which general enlisted Washington to navigate a path in the Ohio Valley?

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