George Washington HMH Magazine

Which pamphlet did Thomas Paine write urging colonists to declare their independence from Great Britain?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

• Pride and Prejudice

• Common Sense

As a result of the meeting of the First Continental Congress, the colonies were going to:

• stop purchasing tea imported from Britain

• form an alliance with France

• only fly the Union Jack flag

• expand into Canada and Greenland

In which state did the Battle of Yorktown take place?

• Connecticut

• Virginia

• New York

• California

Why were many colonists frustrated with how Britain handled its trade with the colonies?

• The colonies wanted to concentrate on building bridges.

• Britain complained that the products from the colonies was inferior.

• Britain expected the colonies to buy the goods it manufactured.

• Britain often sent their products to other countries first.

As part of his official education, George Washington studied:

• reading, writing & arithmetic

• physical education, ecology & economics

• arithmetic, geography & surveying

• international warfare, rodeo roping & painting

_____________ served on George Washington's Department of War.

• Henry Knox

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Clooney

• Alexander Hamilton

_______________ was in the state department during George Washington's term as president.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Alexander Hamilton

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Thomas Jefferson

______________served in the Treasury Department under George Washington.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Henry Knox

• Alexander Hamilton

• Theodore Roosevelt

George Washington found a new way of life in...

• Valley Forge

• Mount Vernon

• Washington D.C.

• Hartford, CT

George Washington played an important role in helping Britain gain control of ________________from France?

• the Atlantic Coast

• the Ohio Valley

• the Mississippi River Valley

• the Louisiana Purchase