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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, The General: Chapters 27-37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the night of September 14-15, five British ships dropped anchor in ___________________, demolishing American defenses.
(a) Oyster Bay.
(b) Kip's Bay.
(c) Sheepshead Bay.
(d) Algonquin Bay.

2. Washington's father had _______________ children with Washington's mother.
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

3. Valley Forge is located in which state?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) New York.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Pennsylvania.

4. Which of the Founding Fathers achieved a pair of treaties with France, boosting morale at Valley Forge?
(a) John Adams.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) George Washington.

5. Which person close to Washington died at the end of the Revolutionary War?
(a) Patsy.
(b) Lee.
(c) Martha.
(d) Jacky.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was George Washington's mother?

2. In 1765, to defray war costs, Parliament enacted the _____________________.

3. When Washington married the woman in #53, he became a very wealthy man by appearances only because much of the money was set aside for _________________________.

4. George Washington grew up in which state?

5. In which New Jersey city did Washington and his men spend the winter of 1777?

(see the answer key)

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