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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why would Washington feel inadequate around people all his life?
(a) He was so much taller than everyone else.
(b) He started to go bald at an early age.
(c) He had wooden teeth.
(d) The lack of a formal education.

2. On which piece of American currency does George Washington's picture appear?
(a) The twenty dollar bill.
(b) The one dollar bill.
(c) A quarter.
(d) A silver dollar.

3. In the Summer of 1777, the British made a move toward __________________, so Washington moved his army quickly into the city.
(a) Richmond.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Albany.

4. Where did the British troops go after Washington's army drove them out of Boston?
(a) London.
(b) Richmond.
(c) New York.
(d) Philadelphia.

5. Which office did Washington run for and win?
(a) Mayor of Cornwall.
(b) Governor of Virginia.
(c) A seat on the Richmond, Virginia, town council.
(d) A seat in the Frederick County House of Burgesses.

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

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

8. Which general asked Washington to be his aide-de-camp because of Washington's frontier experience?
(a) General Frederick N. Burgoyne.
(b) General Richard Burlingame.
(c) Major General Edward R. Pence.
(d) Major General Edward Braddock.

9. Which of the following did Washington NOT provide for his slaves?
(a) Education.
(b) Food.
(c) Housing.
(d) Clothing.

10. What was the greatest impact on Washington's life regarding his father's death?
(a) He had a bad reputation.
(b) He had no one to look up to.
(c) He had to take care of his mother.
(d) He could not go to boarding school.

11. Washington looked to his home as a way of creating for himself the appearance of a_______________________.
(a) Wealthy plantation owner.
(b) Rigid slave owner.
(c) Military man.
(d) Political candidate.

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

13. Another decisive defeat of Washington's men by the British took place on Chatterton's Hill as both armies moved to dominate the ______________________.
(a) Hudson River.
(b) New York River.
(c) Schenectady River.
(d) Olentangy River.

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

15. To what state did Washington march his troops after the losses in New York?
(a) Vermont.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Massachusetts.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the artist who painted Washington's portrait that appears on American currency?

3. Eight thousand ____________________ mercenaries joined the British army while Washington tried to hold New York.

4. How many British ships arrived in the East River while Washington's men were positioned in Harlem?

5. Which of the following was NOT an issue that Washington battled with Congress over?

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