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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Washington receive a draft of the Declaration of Independence?
(a) July 6, 1776.
(b) July 4, 1775.
(c) July 4, 1776.
(d) July 6, 1775.

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

3. Who was in charge of the British forces in Germantown?
(a) Lord Cornwallis.
(b) General Howe.
(c) Thomas Conway.
(d) General Greene.

4. Where did Washington buy his best clothes?
(a) A local store near Mount Vernon.
(b) Countries abroad.
(c) A local store in Virginia.
(d) Washington, D.C.

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

6. What did the American colonists throw overboard into the Boston Harbor?
(a) Corn.
(b) Tea.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Tobacco.

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

8. Who died on the day Washington began his vacation in 1781?
(a) John Parke Custis.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Martha Washington.
(d) Daniel Parke Custis.

9. When Washington was named head of the Continental Army, how did he feel?
(a) Prepared.
(b) Ready to fight.
(c) Happy.
(d) Unprepared.

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

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

12. In what city was the main British base in New Jersey?
(a) Trenton.
(b) Morristown.
(c) Brunswick.
(d) Princeton.

13. While the British were not attacking the United States, what was the enemy?
(a) The Hessians.
(b) Unemployment.
(c) The French.
(d) Inflation.

14. Who did Washington marry?
(a) Mary Dandridge Custis.
(b) Martha Dandridge Custis.
(c) Sally Fairfax.
(d) Betsy Ross.

15. What did Washington vow to become when he returned to Virginia?
(a) A cobbler.
(b) A planter.
(c) A sea trader.
(d) A blacksmith.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Washington returned to New York City, what did the British do?

2. What method of death was ordered for spies?

3. Where did Washington get his reading material?

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

5. What happened to Washington when he rode towards the enemy?

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