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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6, The Legacy: Chapters 64-67.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did NOT plague Washington after the Battle of Saratoga?
(a) A bout of pneumonia.
(b) Rumors of replacing him as the leader of the army.
(c) Insubordination among his generals.
(d) Distrust within Congress.

2. Which of the following was NOT among Washington's strongest supporters at one time, but who now wrote negative essays about him which were published?
(a) Monroe.
(b) Madison.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Westmoreland.

3. Washington was always conscious of the __________________ he would leave for future generations.
(a) Money.
(b) Impression.
(c) Monuments.
(d) Photographs.

4. Whom did Washington demand to have as his second-in-command in a new army?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Greene.
(c) Hamilton.
(d) Lafayette.

5. Which of the following did Washington's men NOT lack at Valley Forge?
(a) Food.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Medicine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the Founding Fathers achieved a pair of treaties with France, boosting morale at Valley Forge?

2. Who did Washington appoint as his Secretary of the Treasury?

3. To what state did Washington march his troops after the losses in New York?

4. Washington was involved in the design and construction of the ______________________.

5. Washington found himself in the middle of a controversy as the president of the _______________________ when it came out that membership included a hereditary clause.

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