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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Washington's seat in the House of Burgesses gained him __________________________.
(a) Some enemies.
(b) A good standing in the community.
(c) A fortune.
(d) A substantial amount of land.

2. Who did Washington decide to marry?
(a) Elizabeth Lafayette.
(b) Martha Custis.
(c) Sally Fairfax.
(d) Jane Hemings.

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

4. Which country enacted the Townshend Acts which placed duties on more goods sold to American colonists?
(a) Spain.
(b) Britain.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the French stronghold in the Ohio Valley?

2. Which general asked Washington to be his aide-de-camp because of Washington's frontier experience?

3. Washington organized his own group of aides to include Captain Alexander Hamilton and____________________.

4. What did Washington do with a copy of the Declaration of Independence when it arrived when he was in New York with his troops?

5. Which fort was Washington forced to watch the British decimate, forcing his troops to surrender?

Short Essay Questions

1. What difficult issues did Washington face regarding his stepchildren during this period?

2. What was the mixed blessing of Washington's marriage to Martha regarding finances?

3. Why was Jacky Custis not motivated to get a formal education?

4. What purpose did Washington hope that Mount Vernon would serve regarding the perception people had of him?

5. What financial responsibility did Washington have for his stepchildren for the rest of his life?

6. Why was the Revolutionary War important for Washington?

7. How did Washington become leader of the Continental Army and what were his immediate challenges?

8. Why was Washington so humble when accepting the role as leader of the Continental Army?

9. How did George and Martha manage the fact that they had no children together and how would this affect his eventual nomination for President of the new country?

10. Which two women were important in Washington's personal life as a young adult?

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