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

2. How many children did Washington and Martha have of their own?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) None.

3. Whom did Washington marry?
(a) Alice Spencer Haight.
(b) Margaret Danbury Weston.
(c) Martha Dandridge Custis.
(d) Ellen Cowen Newell.

4. When Washington married the woman in #53, he became a very wealthy man by appearances only because much of the money was set aside for _________________________.
(a) The county.
(b) Taxes.
(c) The military.
(d) Her children.

5. In the Fall on 1755, Washington was made supreme commander of all military forces in _______________.
(a) Maryland.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Virginia.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Jacky Custis not motivated to get an education?

2. Washington's father had _______________ children with Washington's mother.

3. Which country enacted the Townshend Acts which placed duties on more goods sold to American colonists?

4. In 1754, Washington led his troops into which region to fight the French?

5. What was the name of Washington's home?

(see the answer key)

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