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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did NOT plague Washington after the Battle of Saratoga?
(a) Insubordination among his generals.
(b) Distrust within Congress.
(c) A bout of pneumonia.
(d) Rumors of replacing him as the leader of the army.

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

3. What was the name of Washington's home?
(a) Monticello.
(b) White House Farm.
(c) Fairfax Glen.
(d) Mount Vernon.

4. When did Washington inherit Mount Vernon?
(a) When his brother's wife and sister died.
(b) When his mother died.
(c) When he turned twenty-one.
(d) When his father died.

5. After the royal governor disbanded the House of Burgesses for the second time, Washington and several other men met secretly and agreed to ______________________.
(a) Meet with the King of England.
(b) Cease all imports.
(c) Tax tea.
(d) Establish a local government.

6. The people of which states continued to support the British during the Revolutionary War?
(a) South Carolina and Virginia.
(b) New York and Virginia.
(c) New Jersey and North Carolina.
(d) New York and New Jersey.

7. In 1765, to defray war costs, Parliament enacted the _____________________.
(a) Declaration of Independence.
(b) Stamp Act.
(c) Boston Tea Party.
(d) American Federation Act.

8. Washington was a distinguished soldier in the _______________________.
(a) Chadwick Campaign.
(b) French and Indian War.
(c) Battle of Brandywine.
(d) Road to Richmond.

9. Why did Washington like spending so much time with his eldest half-brother at his farm?
(a) He wanted to escape his critical mother.
(b) He managed the farm.
(c) He wanted to learn a trade.
(d) He could talk about his father with him.

10. In the Fall of 1777, Washington wasted men and ammunition in attempting to take a British stronghold called _____________________.
(a) Chew house.
(b) Danbury Creek.
(c) Fairfax.
(d) Saratoga Springs.

11. On the night of September 14-15, five British ships dropped anchor in ___________________, demolishing American defenses.
(a) Oyster Bay.
(b) Kip's Bay.
(c) Algonquin Bay.
(d) Sheepshead Bay.

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

13. 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.

14. In what month and year was the portrait of George Washington painted?
(a) December, 1789.
(b) April, 1799.
(c) March, 1793.
(d) July ,1776.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On July 4, 1775, Congress created the _________________________.

2. When Washington married Martha, the slave population at Mount Vernon ____________________.

3. How long was Washington able to hold Manhattan after the British began their offensive?

4. George and Martha Washington married in January of what year?

5. Which battle took place the day after the Battle of Trenton?

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