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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Road Turns Upward, Hope Abroad and Bankruptcy at Home and Enter a French Army.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What state was George Washington born?
(a) Maryland.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Delaware.

2. What did Washington understand about the American people regarding British control?
(a) The American people should have supported Spain.
(b) The American people were good partners with the British.
(c) The American people were content.
(d) The American people could not remain under this control.

3. What did Washington live in fear of daily?
(a) Martha would leave him.
(b) Terminal illness.
(c) Death.
(d) Mutiny.

4. Who did Washington leave in charge at the battle at New York City?
(a) General Howe.
(b) Major General John Sullivan.
(c) Thomas Mifflin.
(d) Brigadier General Thomas Conway.

5. What city did Washington travel to to attempt getting more recruits and better fortification of the northern army near Canada?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) New York City.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. While the British were not attacking the United States, what was the enemy?

2. Who realized that " Washington's magic was still so great that Congress would not vote to discharge him"?

3. How did Washington's wife react to Washington's new role as head of the Continental Army?

4. What document, written by Thomas Paine, renewed patriotic enthusiasm?

5. How many years did Washington want military tours of duty to be?

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