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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many children did Washington and his wife have together?
(a) No children.
(b) One child.
(c) Two child.
(d) Three child.

3. Who was the greatest combat general in the war according to Washington?
(a) General John Sullivan.
(b) Thomas Conway.
(c) Benedict Arnold.
(d) General Howe.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did d'Estaing spend the winter of 1779?

2. What did Washington pull from his pocket to wear that only Washington's closest friends knew he had?

3. What did Washington invent after determining the amount of grains in a bushel of timothy?

4. When Washington was six, his family moved to which city?

5. What did Washington warn his troops about as he settled them into their winter quarters?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the future Mrs. Washington's appearance.

2. How did George Washington fortify the area of Dorchester Neck?

3. Explain Washington's crossing of the Delaware River in 1777.

4. How did Martha Washington support her husband?

5. Who was General Nathanael Green?

6. What was unique about George Washington versus other officers regarding combat?

7. Why did Washington struggle placing Arnold at West Point?

8. What was the source of Washington's excitement in July of 1778?

9. Describe Horatio Gates appearance.

10. Describe Cornwallis and Greene's military moves in 1781.

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