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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 Washington's demeanor during the time his portrait was painted?
(a) Joyful and generous.
(b) Withdrawn and shy.
(c) Moody and elusive.
(d) Gregarious and inclusive.

2. 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 wanted to learn a trade.
(c) He managed the farm.
(d) He could talk about his father with him.

3. Washington would spend the rest of his life in the role of ___________________________.
(a) Ungrateful son.
(b) Executor of the Custis estate.
(c) County commissioner.
(d) Church of England deacon.

4. What was the French stronghold in the Ohio Valley?
(a) Fort Beaulieu.
(b) Fort Orleans.
(c) Fort Lafayette.
(d) Fort Duquesne.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What event occurred which sent shockwaves through the colonies after the royal governor disbanded the House of Burgesses?

2. Washington pursued a career as a/an ___________________ when his mother denied his joining the Royal Navy.

3. Washington's seat in the House of Burgesses gained him __________________________.

4. Another decisive defeat of Washington's men by the British took place on Chatterton's Hill as both armies moved to dominate the ______________________.

5. Throughout his life, Washington would have a fascination with _______________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did Washington's difficult life with his mother impact his early life?

8. What was Washington's pattern of wins and defeats in the early stages of the war?

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

10. What was Washington's fascination with women throughout his life

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