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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, The General: Chapters 16-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The people of which states continued to support the British during the Revolutionary War?
(a) New Jersey and North Carolina.
(b) New York and New Jersey.
(c) South Carolina and Virginia.
(d) New York and Virginia.

2. Whom did Washington marry?
(a) Ellen Cowen Newell.
(b) Martha Dandridge Custis.
(c) Margaret Danbury Weston.
(d) Alice Spencer Haight.

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

4. How many children did the woman have when she married Washington?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

5. Who did Washington decide to marry?
(a) Martha Custis.
(b) Sally Fairfax.
(c) Jane Hemings.
(d) Elizabeth Lafayette.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Summer of 1777, the British made a move toward __________________, so Washington moved his army quickly into the city.

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

3. Washington quickly became aware of the difficulty of _____________________________.

4. How many British ships arrived in the East River while Washington's men were positioned in Harlem?

5. What came along with Washington's marriage to Martha?

(see the answer key)

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