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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years did Washington want military tours of duty to be?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 2 years.

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

3. Who was Joseph Reed?
(a) A British military officer.
(b) An attorney.
(c) A merchant.
(d) A British immigrant and military genius.

4. After the Battle of Monmouth, which state did the British retreat behind their fortifications?
(a) Delaware.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) New York.
(d) Virginia.

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

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

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

8. Who was Charles Lee?
(a) A British immigrant and military genius.
(b) An attorney.
(c) A merchant.
(d) A British military officer.

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

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

11. What was the name of the movement to take Washington out of power?
(a) Conway Cabal.
(b) Down with Washington.
(c) Greene's Gambles.
(d) Conway Controversy.

12. What name was given to Washington's most effective spies?
(a) Dryermen
(b) Washerwomen.
(c) Guerilla fighters
(d) Tory girls.

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

14. 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.

15. Who betrayed Washington's friendship at a retreat in New Jersey?
(a) Benedict Arnold.
(b) John Sullivan.
(c) John Andre.
(d) Joseph Reed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the American colonists throw overboard into the Boston Harbor?

3. On September 15th, what key area did the British gain control?

4. What did Washington understand about the American people regarding British control?

5. What method of death was ordered for spies?

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