Three American Revolution Heroines

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1. What was the real married name of the famous Molly Pitcher? Martha Simpson Molly Pitcher Molly Hays Molly Parkinson

2. From which state was Molly Pitcher? New Jersey Virginia New York Massachusettes

3. At which battle in the Revolution did Molly pick up wounded soldiers and carry them to safety? Battle of Saratoga Battle of Yorktown Battle of Monmouth Battle of Bunker Hill

4. Which of the following did Molly do during a battle? picked up her wounded husband's musket and fought sabotaged a British cannon took up a fallen soldier's sword and fought took over her wounded husband's cannon post

5. George Washington himself gave Molly what rank in the U.S. Army? lieutenant captain colonel sergeant

6. Sybil Luddington was how old when she was forced to make a ride similar to Paul Revere's? Answer: (she was a teenager)

7. Sybil Luddington was with her father in which city when they received word that the British were marching to burn an important arsenal? Lexington, Massachusetts Trenton, New Jersey White Plains, New York Dover, Delaware

8. Where was this arsenal? Lexington, Massachusetts Trenton, New Jersey Concord, Massachusetts Danbury, Connecticut

9. Sybil Luddington's father held what rank in the militia? General Sergeant Colonel Captain

10. How many soldiers had responded to her call for action by the time Sybil Luddington arrived back at headquarters? 0 900 2,000 400

11. How old was Deborah Sampson when she enlisted in the army, pretending to be a man? 23 25 21 18

12. In which year did Deborah Sampson enlist? 1775 1779 1777 1782

13. What name did Deborah Sampson enlist under in order to keep up the guise of being a man? James Greene George Simpson Robert Surtleiff John Armstrong

14. How many times was Deborah Sampson wounded fighting the British? 0 1 5 2

15. While stationed in Philadelphia Deborah Sampson went down with a terrible fever. A doctor examined her and discovered that she was really a woman. On which day did she receive an honorable discharge from the army? May 5, 1783 June 16, 1783 February 3, 1783 October 23, 1783