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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. What was the French stronghold in the Ohio Valley?
(a) Fort Lafayette.
(b) Fort Duquesne.
(c) Fort Orleans.
(d) Fort Beaulieu.

2. When did Washington inherit Mount Vernon?
(a) When his brother's wife and sister died.
(b) When his father died.
(c) When his mother died.
(d) When he turned twenty-one.

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

4. Why was Jacky Custis not motivated to get an education?
(a) He was basically a person with no ambition.
(b) He knew his stepfather would take care of him.
(c) He didn't think he needed one to become a farmer.
(d) He knew he would inherit his father's estate one day.

5. Washington's stepdaughter, Patsy, died from a bout of _________________.
(a) Malaria.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Epilepsy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the farm inherited by Washington's eldest half-brother?

3. Which of the following did Washington NOT provide for his slaves?

4. How old was George Washington when his father died?

5. Throughout his life, Washington would have a fascination with _______________.

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