The Final Years

Why wasn't Cornwallis able to retreat from Yorktown?

• He waited for General Burgoyne
• His ships sank
• He never made it to Yorktown
• The French Fleet blocked the Harbor

Which delegates went to the Treaty of Paris?

• Alexander Hamilton & John Adams
• Ben Franklin & John Jay
• Patrick Henry & Paul Revere
• John Adams & Samuel Adams

Which country used our revolution as an inspiration for independence?

• Spain
• Peru
• France
• Germany

Which aide to Washington captured Cornwallis' defenses?

• Anthony Wayne
• Patrick Henry
• Juan de Miralles
• Alexander Hamilton

Why did Washington insist that the troops were paid?

• He thought they might revolt
• He thought the media would find out
• We was tired of dealing with the soldiers
• He had used all of his own money

Why did Washington keep his march to Virginia a secret from his men?

• He wanted to surprise his troops
• He wasn't sure he'd make it in time
• He didn't want General Clinton to find out and help Cornwallis
• He was ordered by Congress to keep it secret

Why did Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown?

• All of his officers had been captured
• He was low on supplies and had sick men
• His ships were too far out in the harbor
• He was ordered to surrender by the King

Who commanded the French forces in Rhode Island?

• Comte de Rochambeau
• Casimir Pulaski
• Friedrich von Steuben
• Juan de Miralles

Where did the first French fleet arrive instead of New York?

• Baltimore
• New York
• Boston
• Rhode Island

A plan of action is called a?

• Intuition
• premonition
• strategy
• theory