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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, The President: Chapters 46-63.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While struggling financially, Washington toured his properties in __________________ to collect rent and evict squatters.
(a) Canada.
(b) The Ohio Valley.
(c) New England.
(d) Virginia.

2. Which river did Washington and his men cross during the night for a surprise attack on a Hessian garrison in Trenton?
(a) The Delaware River.
(b) The Trenton River.
(c) The Hudson River.
(d) The Princeton River.

3. What was the name of the treaty John Jay reached with the British that angered the American people?
(a) The Fairfax Treaty.
(b) The Westmoreland Treaty.
(c) The Jay Treaty.
(d) The Nottingham Treaty.

4. In the Fall on 1755, Washington was made supreme commander of all military forces in _______________.
(a) South Carolina.
(b) America.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Virginia.

5. Two Northern generals who played an important part in Washington's future were Nathanael Greene and _______.
(a) Henry Knox.
(b) James Brandywine.
(c) Philip Lafayette.
(d) George Morgan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Washington found himself __________________ by the poor attitude of the very people he and his soldiers were fighting for.

2. 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 _________________________.

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

4. Who was the first husband of Washington's wife?

5. What was the state of Mount Vernon when Washington returned from war?

(see the answer key)

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