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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. George and Martha Washington married in January of what year?
(a) 1776.
(b) 1759.
(c) 1744.
(d) 1767.

2. Washington met with ____________________ who presented him with resolutions to be presented to the Fairfax County committee.
(a) Colonel George Mason.
(b) Colonel Henry Madison.
(c) Colonel James Todd.
(d) Colonel William Jeffries.

3. Which country enacted the Townshend Acts which placed duties on more goods sold to American colonists?
(a) Germany.
(b) Britain.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The people of which states continued to support the British during the Revolutionary War?

2. Another decisive defeat of Washington's men by the British took place on Chatterton's Hill as both armies moved to dominate the ______________________.

3. Washington organized his own group of aides to include Captain Alexander Hamilton and____________________.

4. Washington looked to his home as a way of creating for himself the appearance of a_______________________.

5. Which fort was Washington forced to watch the British decimate, forcing his troops to surrender?

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