Revolutionary Friends - General George Washington and Marquis de Lafayette

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Where did Lafayette first meet General Washington.

Philadelphia

How did Washington say he loved Lafayette?

like a son

When did the war formally end?

1783

When did George Washington die?

1799

When Lafayette died in 1824 what soil covered his body?

American soil brought back from his trips there

How did he aid to America's victory?

He and his troops trapped British Lord Cornwallis and his men at Yorktown, Virginia, until American and French armies arrived.

When Napoleon Bonaparte become the French dictator, why was Lafayette not pleased?

He desired justice for the common man and democracy.

When he returned to America in 1780, what news did he bring?

He had convinced the French king to send troop to aid the American cause.

What happened to Lafayette on the Austrian border?

He was captured and imprisoned for 5 years.

Why had Congress given Lafayette a major general's sash?

He was of noble birth and America needed France as an ally.

What happened when Lafayette rallied the troops to fight on in the Battle of Brandywine?

He was wounded.

Who came to live at George Washington's home, Mount Vernon during the French Revolution?

Lafayette's son, George Washington Lafayette

Who Denied Lafayette request to join the American Struggle?

The King of France

What was the position of the English when Lafayette met George Washington?

They had 200 warships just a few miles away.

What was the last major conflict of the war?

Yorktown

At the beginning of the French Revolution, what did Lafayette order destroyed?

the Bastille

What war did Lafayette have to fight when he returned home after the American Revolution?

the French Revolution

What did Lafayette send Washington as a sign of liberty?

the key to the Bastille

What did Lafayette desire?

to command

Why did Lafayette return to France?

to serve France in a European war


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