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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, The General: Chapters 27-37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the night of September 14-15, five British ships dropped anchor in ___________________, demolishing American defenses.
(a) Kip's Bay.
(b) Sheepshead Bay.
(c) Oyster Bay.
(d) Algonquin Bay.

2. In what month and year was the portrait of George Washington painted?
(a) December, 1789.
(b) March, 1793.
(c) April, 1799.
(d) July ,1776.

3. What event occurred which sent shockwaves through the colonies after the royal governor disbanded the House of Burgesses?
(a) The Battle of Bunker Hill.
(b) Paul Revere's Ride.
(c) The Boston Tea Party.
(d) The Continental Congress.

4. What was the name of the organization formed to support soldiers and their families after the war?
(a) Sons of Freedom.
(b) Sons of the American Revolution.
(c) Society of Patriots.
(d) Society of the Cincinnati.

5. Washington learned that Benedict Arnold had been conspiring with the British to capture ____________________.
(a) New York.
(b) West Point.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles did Washington's men have to march after crossing the river in #73 to catch the Hessians unaware?

2. What did Washington do with a copy of the Declaration of Independence when it arrived when he was in New York with his troops?

3. Where did Washington slip away to while on his way to survey the battles taking place in the South?

4. In which New Jersey city did Washington and his men spend the winter of 1777?

5. Washington would spend the rest of his life in the role of ___________________________.

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