James Armistead Lafayette Quiz

Which best describes James' role in the Revolutionary War?

• He was a soldier for the Continental Army

• He was a soldier for the British army

• He was a double agent for both sides

• He was a spy for the British army

What is the main reason James took the last name of General Lafayette?

• Lafayette was his father

• Lafayette was his mentor

• Lafayette helped him get his freedom

• Lafayette saved him during the war

Why was James not freed from slavery after the Revolutionary War?

• He had betrayed the Continental Army

• He had betrayed the British Army

• His owner was not willing to free him

• He was spy, not a soldier

How did James become part of the British Army at first?

• he offered to become a soldier

• he offered to guide them and forage for food for them

• he offered to spy for them

• he offered to betray LaFayette for them

What would have likely happened to James if he had been caught spying for either side?

• he would have been executed

• he would have been imprisoned

• he would have been sent back to the Armistead's farm

• he would have been captured and held as a prisoner-of-war

What would General Cornwallis's face most likely looked like when he saw James when he arrived for the surrender of Yorktown?

• gratitude

• shock

• happiness

• excitement

What colony was James born in?

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

• New York

• Delaware

What was the name of the American general that James spied for?

• General Washington

• General Cornwallis

• General LaFayette

• General Arnold

The information James provided helped the Continental Army win what battle?

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Gettysburg

James disguised himself as a __________.

• slave

• spy

• soldier

• general