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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. Which office did Washington run for and win?
(a) A seat in the Frederick County House of Burgesses.
(b) Governor of Virginia.
(c) Mayor of Cornwall.
(d) A seat on the Richmond, Virginia, town council.

2. Washington organized his own group of aides to include Captain Alexander Hamilton and____________________.
(a) Captain Henry Stanton.
(b) Marquis de Lafayette.
(c) Major Benjamin Greene.
(d) Lt. Colonel Nathanael Fairfax.

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

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

5. To what state did Washington march his troops after the losses in New York?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Massachusetts.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the fort that Washington and his men used in the campaign against the French in 1754?

3. On July 4, 1775, Congress created the _________________________.

4. What was Washington's demeanor during the time his portrait was painted?

5. Washington was quite social and was often the center of attention with ________________.

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