Multiple choice

During the War of 1812, what did Dolley Madison save from destruction as the British attacked?

  1. a portrait of her husband

  2. a teacup which belonged to Martha Washington

  3. the Declaration of Independence

  4. a portrait of George Washington
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D Correct answer
Explanation

During the burning of Washington in 1814, Dolley Madison famously saved the Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington from the White House.

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