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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. After the royal governor disbanded the House of Burgesses for the second time, Washington and several other men met secretly and agreed to ______________________.
(a) Tax tea.
(b) Cease all imports.
(c) Meet with the King of England.
(d) Establish a local government.

2. When did Washington inherit Mount Vernon?
(a) When his father died.
(b) When he turned twenty-one.
(c) When his mother died.
(d) When his brother's wife and sister died.

3. Washington saw himself as a/an _________________ slaveholder.
(a) Absentee.
(b) Kind.
(c) Uninvolved.
(d) Dictatorial.

4. Who was George Washington's father?
(a) James Washington.
(b) George Washington Sr.
(c) Augustine Washington.
(d) John Washington.

5. Which of the following did Washington NOT provide for his slaves?
(a) Housing.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Food.
(d) Education.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Washington married Martha, the slave population at Mount Vernon ____________________.

2. In 1754, Washington led his troops into which region to fight the French?

3. What was the name of the farm inherited by Washington's eldest half-brother?

4. In the Fall of 1777, Washington wasted men and ammunition in attempting to take a British stronghold called _____________________.

5. To what state did Washington march his troops after the losses in New York?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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