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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Washington live in fear of daily?
(a) Death.
(b) Martha would leave him.
(c) Mutiny.
(d) Terminal illness.

2. In December of 1776, Washington's troops crossed which body of water?
(a) The Potomac River.
(b) Boston Harbor.
(c) Chesapeake Bay.
(d) The Delaware River.

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

4. What city were the Hessian soldiers encamped in 1777?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Trenton.
(d) Yorktown.

5. What neighborhood did Rochambeau's army move to in July 1781?
(a) Manhattan Ferry.
(b) Dobbs Ferry.
(c) Harpers Ferry.
(d) Washington Ferry.

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

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

8. What did Washington understand about the American people regarding British control?
(a) The American people should have supported Spain.
(b) The American people could not remain under this control.
(c) The American people were content.
(d) The American people were good partners with the British.

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

10. Where did d'Estaing spend the winter of 1779?
(a) South America.
(b) The Indies.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

11. Washington believed he was cheated out of a victory at the Battle of Monmouth by which person?
(a) Lord Cornwallis.
(b) General Lee.
(c) Thomas Conway.
(d) General Howe.

12. Where did Washington believe the war would be won?
(a) In the minds of the people.
(b) On the battlefield.
(c) In Philadelphia.
(d) In Boston.

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

14. What did Washington enjoy reading?
(a) Non-fiction novels.
(b) Horse and buggy manuals.
(c) Agricultural manuals.
(d) Fiction novels.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who objected to Washington's participation in military activities?

3. Who was the greatest combat general in the war according to Washington?

4. Which body of water did the British ships carry troops?

5. What cash crop did Washington rely on for the most profit?

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