They Called Her Molly Pitcher

When Molly was at Valley Forge, the soldiers -----.

• had no blankets and didn't have enough to eat

• planted crops and tended the nearby fields

• were unkind to her and let her know she was unwelcome

• marched every day to be disciplined and orderly

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

The Americans ignored what Baron von Steuben had taught them when they -----.

• broke out of their straight lines and dropped to the ground to shoot

• called out to one another instead of using hand signals

• climbed trees so they could better see the enemy

• removed their coats, hats, and other clothing in order to keep cool

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

What happened on the day the British marched toward Monmouth Courthouse?

• The British soldiers had a hard time struggling through the snowdrifts.

• Americans ambushed the British and capture four hundred enemy soldiers.

• Thirty-six British soldiers deserted their army.

• Fifty-six British soldiers died of heat stroke.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What did Molly do after she examined her husband's wound from a musket ball?

• She delivered the message he had been carrying to the captain.

• She pulled the wagon full of gunpowder over a hill and out of harm's way.

• She dug the musket ball out of his leg.

• She took over firing his cannon.

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

General Washington decided that Molly -----.

• should be appointed to a government position after the war

• would help him plan for the next battle

• had earned the rank of sergeant in the Continental Army

• deserved a Medal of Valor for her bravery

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2