George Washington Quiz

George Washington was the

• first President of Great Britain

• first king of the United States.

• first President of the United States.

• first President of Cuba.

George Washington was born on February 22, ____, in Westmoreland County, Virginia

• 1632

• 1732

• 1832

• 1932

George Washington died December 14, ____, in Mount Vernon, Virginia

• 1699

• 1799

• 1899

• 1599

George Washington is known for leading the Continental Army in victory over the British in the

• French and Indian War

• Civil War

• Spanish American War

• American Revolution.

George grew up in Colonial ____. 

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• Virginia

• South Carolina

When George turned 16 he went to work as a _____, where he took measurements of new lands, mapping them out in detail. ​

• carpenter

• teacher

• electrician

• surveyor

After the French and Indian War George settled down and married the widow ______ Dandridge Custis.

• Deborah

• Gertrude

• Martha

• Samantha

George was one of Virginia's delegates at the First and Second Continental Congress.

• True

• False

George Washington grew up hating slavery. 

• True

• False

In May of 1775 the Continental Congress appointed Washington as ______of the Continental Army.

• President

• Senator

• general

• Speaker