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

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

3. Why would Washington feel inadequate around people all his life?
(a) He was so much taller than everyone else.
(b) He started to go bald at an early age.
(c) He had wooden teeth.
(d) The lack of a formal education.

4. Why did Washington like spending so much time with his eldest half-brother at his farm?
(a) He managed the farm.
(b) He wanted to escape his critical mother.
(c) He could talk about his father with him.
(d) He wanted to learn a trade.

5. The British soldiers overwhelmed Washington's men on Long Island, taking advantage of a gaping hole in their defenses along ________________________.
(a) Montauk.
(b) Long Island Sound.
(c) Syracuse.
(d) Jamaica Pass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did NOT plague Washington after the Battle of Saratoga?

2. Which of the following did Washington NOT provide for his slaves?

3. Why was Jacky Custis not motivated to get an education?

4. Who was the woman Washington held a mildly flirtatious relationship with for many years?

5. When Washington married the woman in #53, he became a very wealthy man by appearances only because much of the money was set aside for _________________________.

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