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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. Which country enacted the Townshend Acts which placed duties on more goods sold to American colonists?
(a) Germany.
(b) Britain.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

2. Why did Washington like spending so much time with his eldest half-brother at his farm?
(a) He could talk about his father with him.
(b) He wanted to learn a trade.
(c) He wanted to escape his critical mother.
(d) He managed the farm.

3. How many children did the woman have when she married Washington?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

4. By what nickname was Washington's stepson, John Parke Custis, known?
(a) John Boy.
(b) J.P.
(c) Johnnie.
(d) Jacky.

5. George Washington grew up in which state?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Maryland.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Washington married Martha, the slave population at Mount Vernon ____________________.

2. How many resolutions were presented in #46?

3. Washington saw himself as a/an _________________ slaveholder.

4. How many children did Washington and Martha have of their own?

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

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