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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. Why was Washington envious of Jacky Custis?
(a) Jacky had thick, dark hair.
(b) Jacky had broad shoulders.
(c) Jacky had a good sense of humor.
(d) Jacky had the opportunity for a formal education.

2. Where did the British troops go after Washington's army drove them out of Boston?
(a) Richmond.
(b) London.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New York.

3. How many British ships arrived in the East River while Washington's men were positioned in Harlem?
(a) One thousand.
(b) Nearly five hundred.
(c) About a hundred.
(d) About fifty.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Washington lost most of his support in Congress with the loss of which city?

2. Why was Jacky Custis not motivated to get an education?

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

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. Washington was an accomplished __________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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