General Tadeusz Kosciuszko is a hero in both the United States and in Poland. He believed in freedom for all people. General Kosciuszko came to America from Poland to help fight the War of Independence. Due to his enthusiasm for freedom and his military experience he was a great asset to the Americans. When the war ended in America he returned to his native country of Poland to fight once again for freedom. General Kosciuszko believed that every person and every nation deserved to be free. He is truly a hero of two worlds.

Comprehension Questions

1. What is freedom?_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2. What does it mean for a country to be free?_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3. Why is General Kosciuszko a hero?_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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4. Why do you think freedom was so important to Tadeusz

Kosciuszko?_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _

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5. When the War of Independence ended where did Kosciuszko have to

go?_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _