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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6, The Legacy: Chapters 64-67.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1754, Washington led his troops into which region to fight the French?
(a) Michigan woods.
(b) Georgia wetlands.
(c) Virginia hills.
(d) Ohio Country.

2. On what day did Martha Washington die?
(a) January 2, 1801.
(b) September 16, 1810.
(c) May 22, 1802.
(d) May 4, 1811.

3. What did Washington do with a copy of the Declaration of Independence when it arrived when he was in New York with his troops?
(a) He sent it back to the writers with some edits.
(b) He burned it.
(c) He framed it and hung it in his office.
(d) He had it read to his men.

4. How many years did Washington spend as President of the United States?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

5. Washington found himself deeply in debt because of his extravagant lifestyle and the ______________________.
(a) Purchase of field slaves.
(b) Sale of part of Mount Vernon.
(c) Taxes levied on the colonists by the British.
(d) Loss of his inheritance.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which New Jersey city did Washington and his men spend the winter of 1777?

2. In 1790, the Residence Act was passed, making _____________________ the temporary capital of the country.

3. Washington and Hamilton often discussed the growing tensions with _______________ in the aftermath of the XYZ Affair.

4. In what city did Washington serve as the president of the new country?

5. How was Washington unlike the other Founding Fathers of the country?

(see the answer key)

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