The Marquis de Lafayette

Marquis de Lafayette was born in (a)   .

• Marseille, France
• Lyon, France
• Chavaniac, France
• Paris, France

What age did Lafayette begin his military career?

Why did Lafayette travel to America?

• To start a new life

• To gain fighting experience

• To study

• To visit family

Who did Lafayette first serve as an assistant to in America?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

Lafayette was promoted to (a)   after fighting bravely at the Battle of Brandywine Creek.

• Lieutenant
• Sergeant
• Field Commander
• Captain

What did Lafayette do after the French signed a treaty with the United States?

• He retired

• He returned to France to gather more troops

• He wrote a book

• He became a farmer

During (a)   did Lafayette write and present the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?

• The French Revolution
• The American Revolution
• The Battle of Waterloo
• The Seven Years' War

Why did Lafayette have to flee France?

• Because he wanted to travel

• Because radical members saw him only as an aristocrat

• Because he was accused of treason

• Because of his debts

(a)   pardoned Lafayette allowing him to return to France.

• King Louis XVI
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• The French National Assembly
• George Washington

What nickname did Lafayette earn for his contributions?

• The Hero of Two Worlds

• The Soldier of Fortune

• The French Freedom Fighter

• The Brave General