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

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

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

4. How far did Washington's troops have to march to reach the Hessian soldiers' encampment?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 3 miles.
(c) 9 miles.
(d) 10 miles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did the First Continental Congress meet?

2. What did Washington live in fear of daily?

3. How many well-fed and well-armed men did Washington have at West Point?

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

5. Where did Washington get his reading material?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Washington's favorite military strategy?

2. How did Benedict Arnold attempt to impress his love, Peggy Shipman?

3. What was the British response after the Battle of Monmouth?

4. How did George Washington feel about slavery?

5. Who was General Nathanael Green?

6. What were George Washington's feelings about Sally Fairfax?

7. Describe the British operations after becoming tired of the Ohio Wilderness in 1755.

8. Why did George Washington dislike Thomas Conway?

9. What were Washington's feelings on the Boston Tea Party?

10. How did Martha Washington support her husband?

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