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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. Washington was quite social and was often the center of attention with ________________.
(a) Women.
(b) Children.
(c) Diplomats.
(d) Farmers.

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

3. Another decisive defeat of Washington's men by the British took place on Chatterton's Hill as both armies moved to dominate the ______________________.
(a) Olentangy River.
(b) Hudson River.
(c) Schenectady River.
(d) New York River.

4. Which country enacted the Townshend Acts which placed duties on more goods sold to American colonists?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Britain.
(d) Germany.

5. To what state did Washington march his troops after the losses in New York?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Massachusetts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Two Northern generals who played an important part in Washington's future were Nathanael Greene and _______.

2. What was the French stronghold in the Ohio Valley?

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

4. Washington was a distinguished soldier in the _______________________.

5. George and Martha Washington married in January of what year?

(see the answer key)

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