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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who did Washington decide to marry?
2. Who was George Washington's father?
3. Which general asked Washington to be his aide-de-camp because of Washington's frontier experience?
4. Washington was an accomplished __________________.
5. Another decisive defeat of Washington's men by the British took place on Chatterton's Hill as both armies moved to dominate the ______________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain why Washington's plan to cross the Delaware River was a successful military maneuver.
2. How did Washington become leader of the Continental Army and what were his immediate challenges?
3. What were the circumstances in which Washington inherited Mount Vernon?
4. What difficult issues did Washington face regarding his stepchildren during this period?
5. Which woman did Washington choose to marry?
6. Why did Washington find himself deeply in debt because of the reliance on imported British goods?
7. What was Washington's childhood like and why was he not able to get a formal education?
8. How did George and Martha manage the fact that they had no children together and how would this affect his eventual nomination for President of the new country?
9. What impact did Washington's father's death have on his life?
10. How was Washington's slave population impacted when he married Martha and how did he view himself as a slave owner?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Create a brief character study of Martha Washington. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? What motivated her throughout her life?
Essay Topic 2
Create a brief character study of George Washington. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What motivated him throughout his life?
Essay Topic 3
Explain the impact that Washington's childhood had on him as an adult. What did it mean to be the son of a prominent man in 18th century Virginia? What impact did his father's death have on Washington? What stigmas did Washington live with for his entire life?
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