Army Birthday Quiz
Do you know everything about the founding of the U.S. Army? Put your knowledge to the test!
True or false: the U.S. Army is older than the U.S. itself.
True
False
Who was George Washington's second in command?
Benjamin Franklin
William Tecumseh Sherman
Artemas Ward
Thomas Gage
How much money did Congress vote for to support the first army?
$500,000
$2,000,000
$10,000
$8,000,000
Which Prussian noble helped discipline and structure the early U.S. Army?
Johann Gottfried von Herder
Baron von Stein
Karl Friedrich
Baron von Steuben
In what regard did African Americans serve in the Continental Army?
In racially integrated units.
In racially segregated units.
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