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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 came along with Washington's marriage to Martha?
(a) The stigma of divorce.
(b) Love he had never experienced before.
(c) Restrictions of a family.
(d) A substantial estate for her children.

2. Whom did Washington marry?
(a) Margaret Danbury Weston.
(b) Martha Dandridge Custis.
(c) Alice Spencer Haight.
(d) Ellen Cowen Newell.

3. Who was the artist who painted Washington's portrait that appears on American currency?
(a) Gamble Stockstill.
(b) Giles Simonson.
(c) Gerard Stillwell.
(d) Gilbert Stuart.

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

5. How old was George Washington when his father died?
(a) 15.
(b) 22.
(c) 7.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In the Summer of 1777, the British made a move toward __________________, so Washington moved his army quickly into the city.

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

5. In which New Jersey city did Washington and his men spend the winter of 1777?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the lack of a formal education impact Washington's feelings about himself throughout his life?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Which woman did Washington choose to marry?

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

10. What impact did Washington's father's death have on his life?

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