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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 invent after determining the amount of grains in a bushel of timothy?
(a) A plow.
(b) A tractor.
(c) A buggy.
(d) A sander.

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

3. Which country's influx of military leaders burdened Washington?
(a) Ireland.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Germany.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What city did Washington travel to to attempt getting more recruits and better fortification of the northern army near Canada?

2. How many years did Washington want military tours of duty to be?

3. Who did Washington leave in charge at the battle at New York City?

4. Who was Horatio Gates?

5. Who covered his face in fear that Washington had been killed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did George Washington feel about slavery?

3. How did Martha Washington support her husband?

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

5. Describe the British troop movement in the days of that led to the arrival of the Declaration of Independence in New York.

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

7. Describe the British encampment in Germantown.

8. Describe what George Washington was by birth and training according to Flexner.

9. What was bothering Washington as 1775 was coming to an end?

10. Why did General John Forbes dislike George Washington?

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