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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The Planter: Chapters 9-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which piece of American currency does George Washington's picture appear?
(a) The twenty dollar bill.
(b) A quarter.
(c) A silver dollar.
(d) The one dollar bill.

2. Why was Jacky Custis not motivated to get an education?
(a) He knew his stepfather would take care of him.
(b) He didn't think he needed one to become a farmer.
(c) He was basically a person with no ambition.
(d) He knew he would inherit his father's estate one day.

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

4. Washington found himself deeply in debt because of his extravagant lifestyle and the ______________________.
(a) Purchase of field slaves.
(b) Taxes levied on the colonists by the British.
(c) Sale of part of Mount Vernon.
(d) Loss of his inheritance.

5. When Washington married Martha, the slave population at Mount Vernon ____________________.
(a) Decreased by half.
(b) Tripled.
(c) More than doubled.
(d) Was eliminated.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Fall on 1755, Washington was made supreme commander of all military forces in _______________.

2. What was the French stronghold in the Ohio Valley?

3. Who was George Washington's mother?

4. How many children did Washington's father have with his first wife?

5. How many children did the woman have when she married Washington?

(see the answer key)

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