(adapted from "Search through Fort Ticonderoga" by David Weissenstein; used with permission)
Name: ________________________________________
Directions: Look over the questions BEFORE the historical narration begins. Then listen to the presentations at Fort Ticonderoga. You will hear some of the answers to the questions. For other questions, please ask the guides at Fort Ticonderoga.
What does Ticonderoga mean?
What is the French name for the fort?
Who originally built the fort?
What is the shape of the fort?
What famous explorer moved through this area in 1609? (hint: A nearby lake is named after him.) ___________________________
Who captured the fort on July 27, 1759?
What is the name of the general that defeated the Marquis de Montcalm?
Is Benedict Arnold's bed at Fort Ticonderoga? YES / NO
Does Fort Ti have a moat? YES / NO
What was the name of the British officer who surrendered the Fort to Ethan Allen in 1775? ________________________
What is grapeshot? _____________________ Why is it used?
When did the Green Mountain Boys attack the fort? ___________________
What group of Native Americans fought on Samuel de Champlain's side?
Did George Washington visit the fort? YES / NO
Ethan Allen captured the fort from the British. How many Green Mountain Boys helped him? ________________
Why were Ethan Allen and the Green
Mountain Boys able to capture the fort without bloodshed?
What lake is closest to the fort?
What are the names of the two mountains near Fort Ticonderoga? _____________________ and ______________________
When was Fort Crown Point destroyed? ____________________
How was it destroyed?
How many people were able to live in the buildings of the fort?
What three countries controlled the fort?
When was the first fort built? ______________
What American took 59 cannons from Ticonderoga to Boston during the winter of 1775?
What is the name of the man who started to rebuild the fort in 1908?
How many muskets are there in the armory?
How many flags are flying over the fort today?