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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Washington buy his best clothes?
(a) A local store in Virginia.
(b) Countries abroad.
(c) A local store near Mount Vernon.
(d) Washington, D.C.

2. What state did Cornwallis "rage through like an invincible lion"?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) New York.
(c) Virginia.
(d) North Carolina.

3. Who covered his face in fear that Washington had been killed?
(a) General Howe.
(b) General Greene.
(c) Colonel Richard Fitzgerald.
(d) Lord Cornwallis.

4. Washington believed he was cheated out of a victory at the Battle of Monmouth by which person?
(a) Lord Cornwallis.
(b) General Howe.
(c) General Lee.
(d) Thomas Conway.

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

6. Who was in charge of the British forces in Germantown?
(a) General Howe.
(b) Lord Cornwallis.
(c) General Greene.
(d) Thomas Conway.

7. Who objected to Washington's participation in military activities?
(a) George Fairfax.
(b) Sally Fairfax.
(c) Mary Ball Washington.
(d) Lord Fairfax.

8. Who was Horatio Gates?
(a) A British immigrant and military genius.
(b) A British military officer.
(c) A merchant.
(d) An attorney.

9. What did Washington vow to become when he returned to Virginia?
(a) A cobbler.
(b) A blacksmith.
(c) A planter.
(d) A sea trader.

10. Who did Washington send as an envoy to France?
(a) Benedict Arnold.
(b) General Greene.
(c) John Andre.
(d) Colonel John Laurens.

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

12. Why was Washington chosen for his first military experience?
(a) His local prominence.
(b) His leadership skills.
(c) His negotiating skills.
(d) His surveying and wilderness skills.

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

14. In 1755, which general enlisted Washington to navigate a path in the Ohio Valley?
(a) Horatio Gates.
(b) Edward Braddock.
(c) Robert Lee.
(d) Anthony Wayne.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Washington enjoy reading?

2. When Washington returned to New York City, what did the British do?

3. To whom did Washington sell his extra produce?

4. Who died on the day Washington began his vacation in 1781?

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

(see the answer keys)

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