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

2. Washington's stepdaughter, Patsy, died from a bout of _________________.
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Malaria.

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

4. Washington pursued a career as a/an ___________________ when his mother denied his joining the Royal Navy.
(a) Attorney.
(b) Silversmith.
(c) Land surveyor.
(d) Merchant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the fort that Washington and his men used in the campaign against the French in 1754?

2. What does Ron Chernow base this book on George Washington?

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

4. Why did Washington like spending so much time with his eldest half-brother at his farm?

5. Washington saw himself as a/an _________________ slaveholder.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was the Revolutionary War important for Washington?

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

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

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

6. What happened to raise morale among Washington's troops as they struggled to hold New York?

7. Who were George Washington's parents and how many siblings did he have?

8. Why did Washington find himself deeply in debt because of the reliance on imported British goods?

9. How did destiny play a part in Washington's decision to join the army instead of the navy?

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

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