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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. In 1774, Washington was one of several Virginia delegates to attend the first ________________________.
(a) House of Burgesses.
(b) Fairfax Consortium.
(c) Boston Tea Party.
(d) Continental Congress.

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?
(a) He framed it and hung it in his office.
(b) He sent it back to the writers with some edits.
(c) He burned it.
(d) He had it read to his men.

3. What is a flotilla?
(a) A formation of small warships.
(b) A cannon.
(c) A unit of men.
(d) A weapons wagon.

4. What was the French stronghold in the Ohio Valley?
(a) Fort Lafayette.
(b) Fort Duquesne.
(c) Fort Orleans.
(d) Fort Beaulieu.

5. When did Washington inherit Mount Vernon?
(a) When he turned twenty-one.
(b) When his brother's wife and sister died.
(c) When his mother died.
(d) When his father died.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the British troops go after Washington's army drove them out of Boston?

2. Washington learned that Benedict Arnold had been conspiring with the British to capture ____________________.

3. Why did many townspeople where Washington's army camped refuse to give the soldiers food and clothing?

4. After the royal governor disbanded the House of Burgesses for the second time, Washington and several other men met secretly and agreed to ______________________.

5. What was the outcome of the resolutions presented to the Fairfax County committee?

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