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Continental Army
  • 1. When was the Continental Army founded?
A) June 2, 1784
B) June 14, 1775
C) January 2, 1776
D) April 19, 1775
  • 2. Who served as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Richard Henry Lee
C) George Washington
D) Benjamin Franklin
  • 3. When was the Continental Army officially disbanded?
A) June 14, 1775
B) January 2, 1776
C) June 2, 1784
D) April 19, 1775
  • 4. Which body established the Continental Army?
A) British Parliament
B) Massachusetts Provincial Congress
C) First Continental Congress
D) Second Continental Congress
  • 5. Where did the Revolutionary War begin?
A) Philadelphia
B) West Point
C) Fort Pitt
D) Battles of Lexington and Concord
  • 6. What event prompted increased training of militiamen in 1774?
A) Passage of the Intolerable Acts
B) The election of Washington
C) The French and Indian War
D) The Siege of Boston
  • 7. Who proposed forming a national militia force that was rejected by the First Continental Congress?
A) Thomas Paine
B) Richard Henry Lee
C) John Adams
D) George Washington
  • 8. How many privates remained at Fort Pitt after the army was disbanded?
A) 22,000
B) 10
C) 25
D) 55
  • 9. What city hosted the Second Continental Congress when it voted to establish the army?
A) Boston
B) Charlestown
C) Philadelphia
D) New York City
  • 10. In what year did the Pennsylvania riflemen become the 1st Continental Regiment?
A) 1774
B) 1784
C) 1775
D) 1776
  • 11. What country provided support to the Continental Army during the war?
A) France
B) Spain
C) Great Britain
D) Germany
  • 12. What was the name of the flag believed to be raised by Washington's army on January 2, 1776?
A) Liberty Flag
B) Grand Union Flag
C) Continental Union Flag
D) Stars and Stripes
  • 13. How much compensation did Washington receive for his service as Commander in Chief?
A) No compensation at all
B) Reimbursement of expenses only
C) A fixed annual stipend
D) A monthly salary
  • 14. What was the size of the New England Army of Observation stationed outside Boston?
A) 22,000 troops
B) 25 troops
C) 5,000 troops
D) 55 troops
  • 15. Where did the Continental Army have 55 privates stationed upon being disbanded?
A) Philadelphia
B) Cambridge
C) West Point
D) Boston
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