George Washington

George Washington was born in New York on February 22, 1732.

• True

• False

How old was George Washington when he helped the Americans win the French and Indian War?

• 45 years old

• 37 years old

• 22 years old

George and Martha Washington lived in their home called Mount Vernon.

• True

• False

George Washington became the __________________________ of the American army in 1775.

• Commander in Chief

• President

• Major

George Washington won the Battle of Trenton in 1776 in what city and state?

• New York City, New York

• Yorktown, Virginia

• Trenton, New Jersey

Where was the final battle fought that won the American Revolution in 1781?

• Yorktown, Virginia

• Trenton, New Jersey

• New York

The meetings to write the new laws of the Constitution were called the Constitutional Convention.

• True

• False

Who did Washington ask to plan the new city that would be the capital of the United States?

• Hamilton

• Pierre L'Enfant

• Martha Washington

In 1800, the government moved the new capital to New York.

• True

• False

What is the name of the capital of the United States of America?

• Trenton

• Washington, D.C.

• Delaware