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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The Planter: Chapters 9-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Washington like spending so much time with his eldest half-brother at his farm?
(a) He wanted to learn a trade.
(b) He could talk about his father with him.
(c) He managed the farm.
(d) He wanted to escape his critical mother.

2. In 1754, Washington led his troops into which region to fight the French?
(a) Georgia wetlands.
(b) Michigan woods.
(c) Virginia hills.
(d) Ohio Country.

3. Washington found himself deeply in debt because of his extravagant lifestyle and the ______________________.
(a) Loss of his inheritance.
(b) Purchase of field slaves.
(c) Taxes levied on the colonists by the British.
(d) Sale of part of Mount Vernon.

4. In the Fall on 1755, Washington was made supreme commander of all military forces in _______________.
(a) Virginia.
(b) Maryland.
(c) America.
(d) South Carolina.

5. Who was George Washington's father?
(a) Augustine Washington.
(b) George Washington Sr.
(c) James Washington.
(d) John Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Jacky Custis not motivated to get an education?

2. Who was the first husband of Washington's wife?

3. Washington's father had _______________ children with Washington's mother.

4. What event occurred which sent shockwaves through the colonies after the royal governor disbanded the House of Burgesses?

5. What was the greatest impact on Washington's life regarding his father's death?

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