Liberty's Kids 38 - "The Man Who Wouldn't Be King"

Where did Benjamin Franklin and the other leaders, sign the Peace Treaty with Great Britain?

• Paris, France

• London, England

• Boston, Massachusetts, USA

• Hamburg, Germany

What is the question still on Ben Franklin’s mind now that the peace treaty is signed?

• Can the nation survive in peace?

• Which patisserie has the best baguettes?

• Will George Washington be the President?

• Will there be a slave uprising?

What promises did Congress break to General Gates and his men of the Continental Army?

• Congress wouldn't pay them or give them a pension after the war.

• Congress took away their sick days after the war.

• Congress didn't let them keep their muskets after the war.

• Congress made them all stay in the Army.

What are some reasons why Congress has to break it promise to pay the army?

• Congress had no money and no power to raise taxes. The states were broke, too.

• Congress just decided they'd spend the money on new national monuments and higher salaries for themselves instead.

• Congress forgot.

What does the letter that General Washington receive from one of his officers ask of him?

• To become King.

• To stick around for one more term as President.

• To give him a new commission as a General.

• To raise taxes to pay the army.

What Roman emperor does Washington tell James a story about? What undemocratic action did this emperor take?

• Julius Caesar. He declared himself King.

• Julius Caesar. He raised taxes immediately.

• Pontius Pontiac. He declared that all chariots were illegal.

• Nero. He played the fiddle really poorly.

What small action surprised the officers and helped to stop the rebellion?

• He put on his eyeglasses.

• He raised his cane.

• He adjusted his wig.

• He raised his musket.

What did General Washington do after he said goodbye to his men?

• He went to Congress to talk about retiring.

• He bought a second home in Florida.

• He began a trans-Atlantic trading company.

What does the King of England say when he finds out General Washington turned down being king?

• He says that he is the greatest man alive.

• He says that he made a mistake.

• He says that he didn't know that was something a person could do.

• He is angry because it gives kings a bad name.

The children will write that Washington was strong in _______, but even stronger in _________.

• war, peace

• spirit, mind

• body, mind

• peace, war