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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mental Confusion, Politics at Sunset, Washington and Slavery and Death of a Hero.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who replaced Hamilton as Secretary of Treasury?
(a) John Adams.
(b) Oliver Wolcott Jr.
(c) Timothy Pickering.
(d) Edmund Randolph.

2. How many slaves did Martha Washington support after George Washington died?
(a) 500 slaves.
(b) 100 slaves.
(c) 200 slaves.
(d) 300 slaves.

3. Who planned on hiring German or Russian soldiers to supplement British troops in Massachusetts?
(a) George Washington.
(b) King George IV.
(c) Major General John Sullivan.
(d) King George III.

4. Which country did Washington believe the pamphlet "Common Sense" was influenced?
(a) Britain.
(b) Canada.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

5. How many men made up the British army that occupied Germantown?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 1,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Washington send the order to allow Randolph to reveal the plans?

2. Who did Washington send as an envoy to France?

3. What did the British say they would do once the peace treaty was signed?

4. Which person surprised the British at Stony Point?

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

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