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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. Washington was elected by the electoral college on February 4, 1789. On what day did Washington receive formal notification of his election?
(a) February 14, 1789.
(b) March 14, 1789.
(c) May 14, 1789.
(d) April 14, 1789.

2. How old was George Washington when his father died?
(a) 2 years old.
(b) 5 years old.
(c) 11 years old.
(d) 15 years old.

3. What did Washington invent after determining the amount of grains in a bushel of timothy?
(a) A sander.
(b) A tractor.
(c) A plow.
(d) A buggy.

4. What art did George Washington learn as a teenager?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Painting.
(c) Singing.
(d) Surveying.

5. Who did Washington marry?
(a) Sally Fairfax.
(b) Mary Dandridge Custis.
(c) Martha Dandridge Custis.
(d) Betsy Ross.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Washington live in fear of daily?

2. What happened to Washington when he rode towards the enemy?

3. What city was near the "fall line" of navigable rivers?

4. After the British raiders attacked the legislature, where did Thomas Jefferson flee?

5. Who was Charles Lee?

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