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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. Washington was born to a family of men who ____________________.
(a) Became politicians.
(b) Worked in law.
(c) Were artists.
(d) Died young.

2. In what city did Washington serve as the president of the new country?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Richmond.
(d) New York.

3. Washington saw himself as a/an _________________ slaveholder.
(a) Dictatorial.
(b) Uninvolved.
(c) Kind.
(d) Absentee.

4. Which foreign dignitary did Washington remain friends with after the war?
(a) Cornwallis.
(b) Lafayette.
(c) Clinton.
(d) Burgoyne.

5. Where did Washington slip away to while on his way to survey the battles taking place in the South?
(a) Monticello.
(b) Harper's Ferry.
(c) Greenbrier.
(d) Mount Vernon.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Washington inherit Mount Vernon?

2. In the Spring of 1780, Cornwallis and Clinton took a flotilla to ______________________.

3. Washington's father had _______________ children with Washington's mother.

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

5. In 1774, Washington was one of several Virginia delegates to attend the first ________________________.

(see the answer key)

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