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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, The President: Chapters 46-63.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. General William Howe was replaced by whom after word of the French treat with the Americans?
(a) General Henry Clinton.
(b) General William Burgoyne.
(c) General James Lattimore.
(d) General Henry Fairfax.

2. While struggling financially, Washington toured his properties in __________________ to collect rent and evict squatters.
(a) Canada.
(b) Virginia.
(c) The Ohio Valley.
(d) New England.

3. What did Washington put efforts toward preserving after the war?
(a) His friendships.
(b) His uniforms.
(c) His war papers.
(d) His weapons.

4. On the night of September 14-15, five British ships dropped anchor in ___________________, demolishing American defenses.
(a) Algonquin Bay.
(b) Sheepshead Bay.
(c) Kip's Bay.
(d) Oyster Bay.

5. Where did the British troops go after Washington's army drove them out of Boston?
(a) Richmond.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Philadelphia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Washington was a distinguished soldier in the _______________________.

2. By what nickname was Washington's stepson, John Parke Custis, known?

3. Which general asked Washington to be his aide-de-camp because of Washington's frontier experience?

4. Who helped Washington write his farewell address which was run in several newspapers in 1796?

5. How many British ships arrived in the East River while Washington's men were positioned in Harlem?

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