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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A French Bombshell, Trouble All Around, A Tragic Departure and Opposite Hands Across the Ocean.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day in 1783 did Washington arrive in Mount Vernon?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) New Years Day.
(c) Christmas Day.
(d) His birthday.

2. Who worked out a code with Jefferson to communicate secretly with the leaders of the opposition?
(a) John Adams.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) James Madison.
(d) James Monroe.

3. On September 15th, what key area did the British gain control?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) The Long Island shore.
(d) New York City.

4. What city did Washington ask his cabinet to meet?
(a) Mount Vernon.
(b) Germantown.
(c) Annapolis.
(d) Newburg.

5. Where did Edmund Charles Genet's warship land?
(a) Philadelphia, PA.
(b) Richmond, VA.
(c) Charleston, SC.
(d) Trenton, NJ.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Washington's defense against melancholy?

2. When did Washington receive a draft of the Declaration of Independence?

3. How many pounds of sterling did Washington loose during the war?

4. Which two people denounced the Neutrality Proclamation in writing?

5. What British governmental decree permitted the removal of goods from neutral bottoms?

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