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Valley Forge Documents

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote Document D?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Adams

2.

What as Thomas Paine's job?

a)

Ropemaker

b)

Politician

c)

Author

d)

Farmer

3.

Was Thomas Paine at Valley Forge?

a)

Yes

b)

No

4.

Who did Paine expect to read Document D?

a)

Himself only

b)

His wife

c)

George Washington

d)

The public

5.

Why did Paine write this?

a)

To persuade people to join the Patriot cause.

b)

To inform Americans of problems with Britain.

c)

To educate his friends.

d)

To record specific events.

6.

When did Paine write Document D?

a)

Before Valley Forge

b)

At Valley Forge

c)

Right after Valley Forge

d)

100 years after Valley Forge

7.

What does "These are the times that try men's souls" mean?

a)

Times are hard

b)

Keep trying

c)

Go to trial

d)

Time's up

8.

Who are "Summer Soldiers" and "Sunshine Patriots"?

a)

Patriots

b)

Rebels

c)

Volunteers

d)

Quitters

9.

Washington hoped that reading Paine's words to his troops would cause them to

a)

re-enlist

b)

sleep better

c)

visit home

d)

learn to fight

10.

Paine did not get paid for his writing. What does that tell us?

a)

He was already rich

b)

The words mattered more to him than money

c)

He didn't think he was right

11.

Which of Ms. Blair's posters has the same message as "The Crisis??

a)

By the bathroom sign-out

b)

On the closet

c)

By the maps

d)

By the light switch