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10/12/2008

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What date was the Army flag dedicated?
Definition
14 June 1956 (it was approved 12 June 1956)
Term
What is the oldest part of our Army?
Definition
The Army National Guard (In December 1636, the Massachusetts Bay Colony organized America’s first militia regiments, some of which still serve today in the Army National Guard.)
Term
What did the U.S. Army begin?
Definition
June 14, 1775
Term
Who was the first commander in Chief of the Continental Army?
Definition
George Washington
Term
When was the start of the Revolutionary War?
Definition
19 April, 1775
Term
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
Definition
July 04, 1776
Term
The Army received it’s first real training from what former Prussian Officer at Valley Forge in the winter of 1778?
Definition
Baron Fredreich von Steuben
Term
What did Baron Fredriech von Steuben teach the Continental Army at Valley Forge?
Definition
He taught the Continental Army:
  • A simplified but effective version of the drill formations and movements of European armies.
  • Proper care of equipment.
  • The use of the bayonet (a weapon in which British superiority had previously been marked).
  • He impressed upon officers their responsibility for taking care of the soldiers.
  • Taught NCOs how to train and lead those soldiers.
Term
On what date did the Revolutionary War officially end with a signing of a peace treaty in Paris?
Definition
03 September 1783
Term
What is the name of the document that originally governed the United States and was later replaced by the “Constitution”?
Definition
The Articles of Confederation
Term
The nation nearly doubled in 1803 when it purchased a huge expanse of territory from France in what became known as what?
Definition
The Louisiana Purchase
Term
Who was one of the most prolific writers of the early 19th century and would be the author of “The Army Regulations of 1821”, the first written regulation by the Army since the publication of Baron von Steubens “Blue Book”?
Definition
General Winfield Scott
Term
What were some of the areas covered in “The Army Regulations of 1821”.
Definition
  • The Hand Salute
  • How to conduct a march
  • How to make a good stew for the company
  • Term
    What is the bloodiest war in American history?
    Definition
    The Civil War with the death of over 600,000 Americans on both sides.
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