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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On September 15th, what key area did the British gain control?
(a) The Long Island shore.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New York City.

2. What was Washington's estate known as?
(a) Washington Acres.
(b) Washington Estates.
(c) Mount Vernon.
(d) Mount Washington.

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

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

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

6. In 1755, which general enlisted Washington to navigate a path in the Ohio Valley?
(a) Robert Lee.
(b) Anthony Wayne.
(c) Edward Braddock.
(d) Horatio Gates.

7. Which group was the main concern as Lt. Dinwiddie led the "Ohio Company" to the north?
(a) British.
(b) Germany.
(c) French.
(d) Indians.

8. When Washington was six, his family moved to which city?
(a) Boston.
(b) Pope's Creek.
(c) Mount Vernon.
(d) Fredericksburg.

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

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

11. How did the rookie soldiers respond to the leader at the battle at New York City?
(a) The soldiers launched a suprise attack.
(b) The soldiers fled and panicked.
(c) The soldiers fought like warriors.
(d) The soldiers disrespected the new leader.

12. In May of 1778, which country recognized the independence of the United States?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) Germany.
(d) Great Britain.

13. What year did the Second Continental Congress meet?
(a) 1774.
(b) 1775.
(c) 1773.
(d) 1776.

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

15. What did Washington pull from his pocket to wear that only Washington's closest friends knew he had?
(a) Hat.
(b) Glasses.
(c) Bow tie.
(d) Suspenders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Thomas Mifflin?

2. What document, written by Thomas Paine, renewed patriotic enthusiasm?

3. After the British raiders attacked the legislature, where did Thomas Jefferson flee?

4. Which person surprised the British at Stony Point?

5. What did Washington vow to become when he returned to Virginia?

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