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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, The General: Chapters 16-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Washington looked to his home as a way of creating for himself the appearance of a_______________________.
(a) Political candidate.
(b) Wealthy plantation owner.
(c) Military man.
(d) Rigid slave owner.

2. Washington quickly became aware of the difficulty of _____________________________.
(a) Raising stepchildren.
(b) Editing a newspaper.
(c) Running a farm.
(d) Relying on imports from Britain.

3. The people of which states continued to support the British during the Revolutionary War?
(a) New Jersey and North Carolina.
(b) New York and New Jersey.
(c) New York and Virginia.
(d) South Carolina and Virginia.

4. Who was George Washington's mother?
(a) Celine Marie Beaulieu.
(b) Justine Ellen Fairfax.
(c) Mary Johnson Bell.
(d) Marie Patrice Johnson.

5. Which army did Washington join in 1754?
(a) Indian.
(b) French.
(c) American.
(d) British.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Washington decide to marry?

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

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

4. How long was Washington able to hold Manhattan after the British began their offensive?

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

(see the answer key)

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