6.3 BATTLEGROUND SHIFT

Some Native American tribes sided with the British and raided American Settlements.

• True

• False

Which British commander was nicknamed the "hair buyer" because he paid Native Americans for their scalps?

• Charles Cornwallis

• Henry Hamilton

• Henry Clinton

• John Burgoyne

The British used their navy to form a blockade of American harbors. To create a blockage means to _______.

• prevent ships from entering or leaving a harbor.

• use cannons to fire from ships onto land.

• assist merchant vessels to bring supplies in.

• allow French warships to pass freely.

During the American Revolution, Congress authorized private merchant ships to sail as privateers, meaning they could be outfitted with weapons and capture enemy ships and cargo.

• True

• False

American officer John Paul Jones became famous during the war for ______.

• Leading the Continental Army.

• convincing more men to volunteer in militias.

• successfully raiding British ports.

• being a traitor and helping the British

The surrender of ____ in May of 1780 marked the worst American defeat of the war.

• New Orleans, Louisiana

• Savannah, Georgia

• Cowpens, South Carolina

• Charles Town, South Carolina

American Forces led by Francis Marion used hit-and-run attacks against British Forces.

• True

• False

Bernardo de Gálvez helped the American side by ______.

• Training Native Americans who joined militias in the South.

• convincing France to send more supplies in a short amount of time.

• shipping supplies and ammunition up the Mississippi River to American troops.

• convincing the members of the Continental Congress to allow African Americans to fight in the war.

British threats caused many people in the Carolinas to remain loyal to the British.

• True

• False

After he gave up on the campaign to conquer the Carolinas, General Cornwallis and his troops retreated to ____________.

• Virginia

• Pennsylvania

• Massachusetts

• New York