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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. Washington's seat in the House of Burgesses gained him __________________________.
(a) A fortune.
(b) Some enemies.
(c) A good standing in the community.
(d) A substantial amount of land.

2. George and Martha Washington married in January of what year?
(a) 1776.
(b) 1744.
(c) 1767.
(d) 1759.

3. Who was George Washington's mother?
(a) Marie Patrice Johnson.
(b) Justine Ellen Fairfax.
(c) Mary Johnson Bell.
(d) Celine Marie Beaulieu.

4. How old was George Washington when his father died?
(a) 15.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 22.

5. Washington looked to his home as a way of creating for himself the appearance of a_______________________.
(a) Rigid slave owner.
(b) Military man.
(c) Political candidate.
(d) Wealthy plantation owner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why would Washington feel inadequate around people all his life?

2. Which country enacted the Townshend Acts which placed duties on more goods sold to American colonists?

3. Why did Washington like spending so much time with his eldest half-brother at his farm?

4. On which piece of American currency does George Washington's picture appear?

5. Who was the artist who painted Washington's portrait that appears on American currency?

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