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1965
1968
1972
1974
None of the above
True
False
True
False
Captain Samuel Nicholas
Captain Samuel Adams
Major Jacob Zeilin
Lieutenant David McCarter
None of the above
Congress
Continental Congress
Executive Order given by General George Washington
Executive Order given by Thomas Jefferson
None of the above
1775
1834
1947
1952
None of the above
1775
1776
1805
1847
None of the above
To release US prisoners held by British forces
To provide the Marines a forward base from where to launch additional attacks on British held islands
To test the new amphibious doctrine
To seize guns and supplies
None of the above
Marine Corps created at Tun Tavern
First Marine landing took place during the Revolutionary War
Marines stormed the Barbary pirates' stronghold at Burma
Captain Samuel Nicholas became the first Commandant of the Marine Corps
None of the above
Marines landed at New Providence Island in the Bahamas to seize guns and supplies
Marines occupied the "Halls of Montezuma" during the Battle of Chapultepec
Captain Samuel Nicholas became the first Commandant of the Marine Corps
Marines stormed the Barbary pirates' stronghold at Burma
None of the above
New York, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Uvalde, Texas
Boston, Massachussets
None of the above
1776
1805
1812
1847
None of the above
1776
1805
1847
1859
None of the above
First Marine landing took place during the Revolutionary War. Marines invaded New Providence Island in the Bahamas to seize guns and supplies.
Under the command of Colonel Robert E. Lee, Marines stormed the US arsenal at Harper's Ferry to put down an attempted slave revolt led by abolitionist John Brown.
Marines stormed the Barbary pirates' stronghold at Burma.
Marines adopt "Semper Fidelis" as their official motto.
None of the above
Captain Samuel Nicholas appointed as the first Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Marines seize the Mexican Royal Palace during the Battle of Chapultepec in Mexico City.
First Marine landing took place during the Revolutionary War. Marines invaded New Providence Island in the Bahamas to seize guns and supplies.
Marines came under the Department of the Navy
None of the above
1776
1805
1847
1859
None of the above
1805
1859
1868
1883
None of the above
1805
1847
1859
1868
None of the above
John Brown
Robert E. Lee
Christopher Tilley
Dan Daly
None of the above
Marines from the Asiatic station defended the American embassy in Peking, China during the Boxer Rebellion
Marine Corps was reorganized into the Fleet Marine Force, formally establishing the "command and administrative relations" between the Fleet and the Marine Corps
Under the command of Colonel Robert E. Lee, Marines stormed the United States arsenal at Harper's Ferry to put down an attempted slave revolt by Abolitionist John Brown
The Marine Corps adopted an emblem that consisted of an eagle, a globe, and an anchor.
None of the above
1868
1883
1900
1913
None of the above
Under the command of Colonel Robert E. Lee, Marines stormed the United States arsenal at Harper's Ferry to put down an attempted slave revolt led by abolitionist John Brown
The official motto of the Marine Corps, "Semper Fidelis," was adopted.
Marines stormed the Barbary pirates' stronghold at Burma, on the "Shores of Tripoli."
Marines occupy the "Halls of Montezuma" during the Battle of Chapultepec in Mexico City
None of the above
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