Washington Takes Command- Liberty Kids

What were Sarah and James going to Boston to report on?

• How to use pigeons to send messages

• Troops being sent home

• Washington taking control of the troops

Why do you think Sarah, James, and Henri were disappointed when they first saw the army?

• No one said hi to them

• The conditions were poor, injured soldiers and food was scare.

• No one knew where George Washington was

What were the pigeons for?

• They were pets

• Sending messages back to Philadelphia

• They were used as a distraction

Why were the enlisted men going home?

• They had jobs at home to get to and they were tired and hungry as soldiers.

• They were sent home for being lazy

• They didn't want to fight anymore

What does enlistment mean?

• To write a list

• Time spent in military service

• To sing

Who is on the one-dollar bill and said, “Deeds, not words”?

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• Samuel Adams

Why were James and the troops traveling to Fort Ticonderoga?

• They went to retrieve the cannons and artillery.

• They went to get more food

• They wanted to find the pigeons

Which song became the Continental Army’s anthem during the war

• Star Spangled Banner

• Yankee Doodle

• America the Beautiful

The title of this episode is George Washington Takes Command. How do you think he did that?

• He inspired confidence in the troops.

• He helped the troops get the cannons they

  needed.

• He planned attacks and battles.

• All of the above