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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. Which office did Washington run for and win?
(a) Mayor of Cornwall.
(b) Governor of Virginia.
(c) A seat in the Frederick County House of Burgesses.
(d) A seat on the Richmond, Virginia, town council.

2. Washington's seat in the House of Burgesses gained him __________________________.
(a) Some enemies.
(b) A substantial amount of land.
(c) A good standing in the community.
(d) A fortune.

3. Valley Forge is located in which state?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Virginia.
(c) New York.
(d) Pennsylvania.

4. Washington saw himself as a/an _________________ slaveholder.
(a) Dictatorial.
(b) Kind.
(c) Uninvolved.
(d) Absentee.

5. How old was the person in #105 when he/she died in 1781?
(a) 13.
(b) 22.
(c) 62.
(d) 26.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did NOT plague Washington after the Battle of Saratoga?

2. Which army did Washington join in 1754?

3. Eight thousand ____________________ mercenaries joined the British army while Washington tried to hold New York.

4. What is a flotilla?

5. How many resolutions were presented in #46?

(see the answer key)

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