Captain Molly- Liberty Kids

Why was Ben Franklin getting ready to travel to France?

• To get help from France for the revolution.

• He's never been to France and wanted to go for a vacation

• He was going to visit family

Why did Molly and the other wives follow their husbands to Fort Tryon?

• They wanted to fight in the war too

• They wanted to meet General Washington

• They would have been left to live alone in the wilderness.

Why was Ben Franklin “fishing” with a thermometer?

• He was trying to see how deep the water was

• He was trying to catch some fish

• He was studying the ocean currents and temperatures.

What discovery did Ben make using his ocean studies?

• He discovered turtles

• He discovered the Gulf Stream

• He discovered different types of fish

Who was the first American woman wounded on the battlefield?

• Sarah Phillips

• Molly Corbin

• Phyllis Wheatley

What was the result of the battle at Fort Washington?

• The British won

• The Patriots won

• The result of the battle is unknown

What is an example of “Be what you want to be, not what others tell you to be”.

• Henri learning to read English.

• Moses living and working as a free man

• Molly working and fighting alongside her husband.

• All of the above.