These reversals forced Washington to retreat to

A Valley Forge;

B Germantown;

C New Jersey.

6. When was G.Washington elected president?

A 15 May 1790;

B 23 April 1789;

C 30 April 1789.

A two party political system was created because of a disagreement between ...

A Washington and Thomas Jefferson;

B Washington and Lord Fairfax;

C Washington and Alexander Hamilton.

Washington was unanimously reelected in...

A 1796;

B 1793;

C 1794.

By his first wife, Jane Butler, he had .....by his second wife, Mary Ball, he had....

A 5 and 6 children;

B 6 and 4 children;

C 4 and 6 children.

 

10. The date of G. Washington’s death is…..

A 14 December 1799;

B 22 February 1732;

C 22 December 1799.

 

IV Be ready to say, who or what these people are:


1. Augustine Washington
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. Lawrence
4. Jane Butler
5. Lord Cornwallis
6. Martha Dandridge Custis
7. Alexander Hamilton
8. Mary Ball

V. State whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false

Ones.

1) George Washington is called Father of his Country .

2) Washington’s father, Augustine Washington, had gone to school in Italia.

3) George Washington attended school irregularly from his 8th to his 15th year.

4) In the year 1746, aided by Lord Fairfax, Washington received an appointment as official surveyor of Culpeper county.

5) The years 1751–52 marked a turning point in Washington’s life.

6) Washington at age 20 became head of one of the best Universities.

7) As a twenty-two-year-old, Washington won acknowledgement in the French and Indian War (1754-63).

8) In 1788, Washington returned to Virginia where he renovated Mount Vernon and married a widow with two children.

9) By June of 1775, Washington was the unanimous choice for Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.

10) After his famous crossing of the Thames River, he surprised the British in Trenton and forced them out of Trenton.

11) With the support of the Germany, Washington's mainly untrained and untested forces eventually went on to defeat the British.

12) After the French Revolution, an armed revolt in Massachusetts made it apparent that a stronger government was needed.

13) After the Constitution was ratified, Washington unanimously won the presidential election and took the oath of office in Virginia on April 30, 1789.

14) After serving 11 years as President of the United States, Washington grew tired of political battles.

15) Historically Washington is a much-loved figure.

 

VI. Match the beginning of each sentence in the left-hand column with the endings in the right-hand column. Combine the sentences so that they make sense.

Mary Ball….. …..it also gave him an interest in western development that endured throughout his life
George Washington was….. …..revolted in what was called the Whiskey Rebellion
He led his forces to…. …..the slaves in his possession to his wife and ordered that upon her death they be set free
The other half, owned by his wife, were entailed to…. …..American general and commander in chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution and subsequently first president of the United States
Irate grain farmers, who considered the tax an attack upon their liberty,….. …..had access to a small library that Fairfax had begun accumulating at Oxford
In 1758….. ……a widower, had married early the previous year
Coupled with Lawrence’s ventures in land….. …..victory at the Battle of Yorktown, Virginia
In his will, he bequeathed….. …..Howe defeated Washington at Brandywine Creek and again at Germantown
There Washington was sometimes entertained and….. …..he renovated Mount Vernon and married a widow with two children
Even though his army grew in size,….. ….the Custis estate, so that on her death they were destined to pass to her heirs

VII. Solve the crossword

Across

1. State where George Washington was born.

3. What illness forced Lawrense to go to Barbados?

4. Who was the elder brother of the future president of the United States George Washington?

5. At twenty-three, George was promoted …

8. G. Washington won the election and became…

9. What was the last name of the Secretary of the Treasury?

Down

2. What is the name of the George Washington's father?

6. Whom did the United States clash with in 1774?

7. What country helped Americans to win in the American Revolution?

10. How many years was George Washington the President?

 

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