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

2. What was the greatest impact on Washington's life regarding his father's death?
(a) He could not go to boarding school.
(b) He had a bad reputation.
(c) He had to take care of his mother.
(d) He had no one to look up to.

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

4. Who did Washington decide to marry?
(a) Jane Hemings.
(b) Elizabeth Lafayette.
(c) Martha Custis.
(d) Sally Fairfax.

5. What event occurred which sent shockwaves through the colonies after the royal governor disbanded the House of Burgesses?
(a) The Continental Congress.
(b) Paul Revere's Ride.
(c) The Boston Tea Party.
(d) The Battle of Bunker Hill.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1765, to defray war costs, Parliament enacted the _____________________.

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

3. What was the French stronghold in the Ohio Valley?

4. Where did the British troops go after Washington's army drove them out of Boston?

5. In the Fall on 1755, Washington was made supreme commander of all military forces in _______________.

(see the answer key)

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