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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why would Washington feel inadequate around people all his life?

2. The people of which states continued to support the British during the Revolutionary War?

3. Who did Washington decide to marry?

4. In 1754, Washington led his troops into which region to fight the French?

5. Washington would spend the rest of his life in the role of ___________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What difficult issues did Washington face regarding his stepchildren during this period?

2. Explain why Washington's plan to cross the Delaware River was a successful military maneuver.

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

4. Which woman did Washington choose to marry?

5. What was Washington's fascination with women throughout his life

6. How did Washington become leader of the Continental Army and what were his immediate challenges?

7. Which two women were important in Washington's personal life as a young adult?

8. Why did Washington find himself deeply in debt because of the reliance on imported British goods?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of men in the mid-18th century when Washington and his colleagues were coming of age. What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century men do not?

Essay Topic 2

During the Revolutionary War period, Thomas Paine wrote that "These are the times that try men's souls." Explain how the times tried the soul of George Washington. What brought him to the depths of despair? What motivated him? What role did he think he had in bringing the American citizens through such desperate times? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Thomas Jefferson. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What motivated him throughout his life?

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