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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which city's merchants established a paper money system that would not depreciate?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Trenton.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Mount Vernon.

4. Who realized that " Washington's magic was still so great that Congress would not vote to discharge him"?
(a) Cornwallis.
(b) Conway.
(c) Mifflin.
(d) Gates.

5. What did Washington pull from his pocket to wear that only Washington's closest friends knew he had?
(a) Glasses.
(b) Bow tie.
(c) Suspenders.
(d) Hat.

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

7. When Washington returned to New York City, what did the British do?
(a) The British surrendered.
(b) The British retreated.
(c) The British launched a suprise attack.
(d) The British openly attacked the Continental Army.

8. How many men made up the British army that occupied Germantown?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 10,000.

9. Who died on the day Washington began his vacation in 1781?
(a) Martha Washington.
(b) Daniel Parke Custis.
(c) John Parke Custis.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

10. In what city was the main British base in New Jersey?
(a) Brunswick.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Morristown.
(d) Trenton.

11. When did Washington receive a draft of the Declaration of Independence?
(a) July 6, 1776.
(b) July 4, 1775.
(c) July 6, 1775.
(d) July 4, 1776.

12. Who did Washington receive fatherly advice from?
(a) William.
(b) John.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Lawrence.

13. How many years did Washington want military tours of duty to be?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 2 years.

14. In May of 1778, which country recognized the independence of the United States?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) Germany.
(d) Great Britain.

15. Which person surprised the British at Stony Point?
(a) Lord Cornwallis.
(b) General Washington.
(c) General Anthony Wayne.
(d) Thomas Conway.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the rookie soldiers respond to the leader at the battle at New York City?

2. What year did the First Continental Congress meet?

3. How many children did Washington and his wife have together?

4. What did Washington live in fear of daily?

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

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