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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the fort that Washington and his men used in the campaign against the French in 1754?
(a) Fort Austerity.
(b) Fort Benning.
(c) Fort Necessity.
(d) Fort Freedom.

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

3. Who was the first husband of Washington's wife?
(a) John James Cochran.
(b) Daniel Parke Custis.
(c) Nathaniel David Bryce.
(d) Benjamin Joseph Hargrove.

4. Washington organized his own group of aides to include Captain Alexander Hamilton and____________________.
(a) Lt. Colonel Nathanael Fairfax.
(b) Marquis de Lafayette.
(c) Captain Henry Stanton.
(d) Major Benjamin Greene.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Washington's stepdaughter, Patsy, died from a bout of _________________.

4. Washington was born to a family of men who ____________________.

5. Who was George Washington's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What challenges did Washington face with Congress and even some of his own generals?

2. Why was Jacky Custis not motivated to get a formal education?

3. What were the circumstances in which Washington inherited Mount Vernon?

4. Which woman did Washington choose to marry?

5. How did Washington's difficult life with his mother impact his early life?

6. Why did some people not support Washington's attempts to defend them and secure independence for them?

7. What caused Washington to ultimately support a boycott of British goods?

8. What impact did Washington's father's death have on his life?

9. What financial responsibility did Washington have for his stepchildren for the rest of his life?

10. How did the lack of a formal education impact Washington's feelings about himself throughout his life?

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