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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) Wealthy plantation owner.
(b) Political candidate.
(c) Military man.
(d) Rigid slave owner.

2. Who was the first husband of Washington's wife?
(a) Benjamin Joseph Hargrove.
(b) Nathaniel David Bryce.
(c) John James Cochran.
(d) Daniel Parke Custis.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the outcome of the resolutions presented to the Fairfax County committee?

2. Washington's stepdaughter, Patsy, died from a bout of _________________.

3. Washington's seat in the House of Burgesses gained him __________________________.

4. How many miles did Washington's men have to march after crossing the river in #73 to catch the Hessians unaware?

5. Who did Washington decide to marry?

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