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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Paul Revere's Ride.
(c) The Continental Congress.
(d) The Boston Tea Party.

2. Throughout his life, Washington would have a fascination with _______________.
(a) Scultping.
(b) Women.
(c) Travel.
(d) Architecture.

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

4. Washington was quite social and was often the center of attention with ________________.
(a) Women.
(b) Diplomats.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Children.

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

6. Which fort was Washington forced to watch the British decimate, forcing his troops to surrender?
(a) Fort Washington.
(b) Fort Bennington.
(c) Fort Perry.
(d) Fort Lee.

7. Washington organized his own group of aides to include Captain Alexander Hamilton and____________________.
(a) Lt. Colonel Nathanael Fairfax.
(b) Major Benjamin Greene.
(c) Captain Henry Stanton.
(d) Marquis de Lafayette.

8. How old was George Washington when his father died?
(a) 11.
(b) 22.
(c) 15.
(d) 7.

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

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

11. What was the name of the farm inherited by Washington's eldest half-brother?
(a) Twelve Oaks.
(b) Mount Vernon.
(c) Monticello.
(d) Pineview.

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

13. 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 _________________________.
(a) Taxes.
(b) The military.
(c) The county.
(d) Her children.

14. George Washington grew up in which state?
(a) Maryland.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Massachusetts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Washington envious of Jacky Custis?

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

3. What came along with Washington's marriage to Martha?

4. Two Northern generals who played an important part in Washington's future were Nathanael Greene and _______.

5. In the Fall of 1777, Washington wasted men and ammunition in attempting to take a British stronghold called _____________________.

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