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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the surname of Martha's children?
(a) Choate.
(b) Custis.
(c) Curtis.
(d) Cullen.

3. Washington was born to a family of men who ____________________.
(a) Were artists.
(b) Became politicians.
(c) Worked in law.
(d) Died young.

4. Which river did Washington and his men cross during the night for a surprise attack on a Hessian garrison in Trenton?
(a) The Princeton River.
(b) The Trenton River.
(c) The Delaware River.
(d) The Hudson River.

5. On which piece of American currency does George Washington's picture appear?
(a) The one dollar bill.
(b) A quarter.
(c) The twenty dollar bill.
(d) A silver dollar.

6. What was the greatest impact on Washington's life regarding his father's death?
(a) He had no one to look up to.
(b) He could not go to boarding school.
(c) He had a bad reputation.
(d) He had to take care of his mother.

7. Throughout his life, Washington would have a fascination with _______________.
(a) Women.
(b) Architecture.
(c) Scultping.
(d) Travel.

8. How many miles did Washington's men have to march after crossing the river in #73 to catch the Hessians unaware?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Three.
(c) Nine.
(d) Twelve.

9. Which army did Washington join in 1754?
(a) American.
(b) Indian.
(c) French.
(d) British.

10. In which New Jersey city did Washington and his men spend the winter of 1777?
(a) Morristown.
(b) Hoboken.
(c) Trenton.
(d) Princeton.

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

12. What was the name of Washington's home?
(a) Monticello.
(b) Mount Vernon.
(c) White House Farm.
(d) Fairfax Glen.

13. Eight thousand ____________________ mercenaries joined the British army while Washington tried to hold New York.
(a) Hessian.
(b) French.
(c) Prussian.
(d) Russian.

14. When Washington married Martha, the slave population at Mount Vernon ____________________.
(a) Tripled.
(b) Decreased by half.
(c) Was eliminated.
(d) More than doubled.

15. Washington saw himself as a/an _________________ slaveholder.
(a) Kind.
(b) Absentee.
(c) Dictatorial.
(d) Uninvolved.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was George Washington's mother?

2. Washington met with ____________________ who presented him with resolutions to be presented to the Fairfax County committee.

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

4. In 1774, Washington was one of several Virginia delegates to attend the first ________________________.

5. Which battle took place the day after the Battle of Trenton?

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