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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. How many children did Washington and Martha have of their own?

2. Who was the artist who painted Washington's portrait that appears on American currency?

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

4. Two Northern generals who played an important part in Washington's future were Nathanael Greene and _______.

5. What did Washington do with a copy of the Declaration of Independence when it arrived when he was in New York with his troops?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What challenges did Washington face with Congress and even some of his own generals?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personal identity is an important theme in this book. Who were some of the people who had the strongest personalities? What were their personal codes? How did Washington measure up to these people? What was Washington's personal code? Or did he not have one? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Ambition takes on an almost human persona in this book. What was the source of Washington's ambitions? Was he consumed with winning and getting ahead? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of men in the mid-18th century when Washington and his colleagues were coming of age. What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century men do not?

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