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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. What does Ron Chernow base this book on George Washington?
(a) Papers of Washington's generals.
(b) Martha Washington's journals.
(c) Washington's archived presidential documents.
(d) Washington's newly discovered papers.

2. In which New Jersey city did Washington and his men spend the winter of 1777?
(a) Morristown.
(b) Trenton.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Hoboken.

3. 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) Her children.
(b) Taxes.
(c) The county.
(d) The military.

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

5. George and Martha Washington married in January of what year?
(a) 1744.
(b) 1776.
(c) 1759.
(d) 1767.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Washington and Martha have of their own?

2. On which piece of American currency does George Washington's picture appear?

3. What was the name of Washington's home?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the Revolutionary War important for Washington?

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

3. What caused Washington to ultimately support a boycott of British goods?

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

5. What did Washington get involved with as a member of the House of Burgesses during this period of time?

6. Explain why Washington's plan to cross the Delaware River was a successful military maneuver.

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

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

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

10. How was Washington's slave population impacted when he married Martha and how did he view himself as a slave owner?

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