1. Fact or Fib Ten Facts about Washington and the Revolutionary War

2. Fact or Fib Directions On a sheet of paper number 1-10. For each statement write down if it is a fact or fib.

3. Fact or Fib 1. Washington was appointed commander of the Continental Army on June 14, 1775. He would not return to Mount Vernon until 6 years later.

4. Fact or Fib 2. Prior to his appointment as head of the Continental Army, Washington had never commanded a large army in the field

5. Fact or Fib 3. Washington and the Continental army narrowly escaped total destruction in the New York campaign of 1776

6. Fact or Fib 4. Washington crossed the Delaware River twice in December 1776

7. Fact or Fib 5. Washington’s smallpox inoculation program was one of his best decisions of the war

8. Fact or Fib 6. Supply issues became one of Washington’s greatest challenges

9. Fact or Fib 7. Mount Vernon escaped destruction in 1781, but the method used to gain its security alarmed Washington

10. Fact or Fib 8. Prior to its decisive victory at Yorktown, the American military teetered upon total collapse

11. Fact or Fib 9. Washington deftly put down a growing military rebellion

12. Fact or Fib 10. Washington’s greatest display of power was his surrender of power

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