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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. How many British ships arrived in the East River while Washington's men were positioned in Harlem?
(a) About fifty.
(b) Nearly five hundred.
(c) One thousand.
(d) About a hundred.

2. On July 4, 1775, Congress created the _________________________.
(a) Continental Army.
(b) Thirteen states.
(c) Declaration of Independence.
(d) Bill of Rights.

3. Who was the artist who painted Washington's portrait that appears on American currency?
(a) Gilbert Stuart.
(b) Gamble Stockstill.
(c) Giles Simonson.
(d) Gerard Stillwell.

4. In which New Jersey city did Washington and his men spend the winter of 1777?
(a) Trenton.
(b) Morristown.
(c) Hoboken.
(d) Princeton.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Washington was born to a family of men who ____________________.

3. Washington would spend the rest of his life in the role of ___________________________.

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

5. George Washington grew up in which state?

(see the answer key)

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