THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
GEORGE WASHINGTONS LEADERSHIP AT TRENTON SARATOGA VALLEY FORGE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A, C, B
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C, A, B
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B, A, C
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Constitution finalized at Constitutional Convention (“Constitution Day”). Constitution ratified when New Hampshire became 9th state to ratify. Electors cast ballots in Electoral College, New York City; Washington elected.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sworn in as a major of militia in February 1753, at the age of 21, he volunteered for active duty some ten months later. Washington entered military service just as the lengthy rivalry for empire between England and France was reaching its climax in America.
Detailed explanation-3: -Washington Crossing Historic Site Overview Washington Crossing State Park is located just eight miles north of Trenton, at the site of General Washington’s historic Christmas Night Crossing of the icy Delaware River prior to his surprise attack of the Hessians at Trenton on December 26, 1776.