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Washington Takes Command- Liberty Kids

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

How to use pigeons to send messages

b)

Troops being sent home

c)

Washington taking control of the troops

2.

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

a)

No one said hi to them

b)

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

c)

No one knew where George Washington was

3.

What were the pigeons for?

a)

They were pets

b)

Sending messages back to Philadelphia

c)

They were used as a distraction

4.

Why were the enlisted men going home?

a)

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

b)

They were sent home for being lazy

c)

They didn't want to fight anymore

5.

What does enlistment mean?

a)

To write a list

b)

Time spent in military service

c)

To sing

6.

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

a)

George Washington

b)

Ben Franklin

c)

Samuel Adams

7.

Why were James and the troops traveling to Fort Ticonderoga?

a)

They went to retrieve the cannons and artillery.

b)

They went to get more food

c)

They wanted to find the pigeons

8.

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

a)

Star Spangled Banner

b)

Yankee Doodle

c)

America the Beautiful

9.

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

a)

He inspired confidence in the troops.

b)

He helped the troops get the cannons they

needed.

c)

He planned attacks and battles.

d)

All of the above