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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. How old was George Washington when his father died?
(a) 2 years old.
(b) 5 years old.
(c) 15 years old.
(d) 11 years old.

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

3. What method of death was ordered for spies?
(a) Spies were hung.
(b) Spies were drowned.
(c) Spies were shot.
(d) Spies were dragged.

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

5. Washington's secret attack strategy was similar to which group?
(a) The Indians.
(b) The British.
(c) The French.
(d) The Germans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state was George Washington born?

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

3. What state did Cornwallis "rage through like an invincible lion"?

4. In what city was the main British base in New Jersey?

5. What was George Washington's most prominent relative's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Horatio Gates appearance.

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

4. Washington began constructing a village outside of Philadelphia. Describe the huts and the living conditions of the soldiers.

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

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

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

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

9. Why did George Washington dislike Thomas Conway?

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

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