Chapter 6 Section 3 Self Check Quiz

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 settlers' scalps?

• Charles Cornwallis

• Henry Hamilton

• Henry Clinton

• John Burgoyne

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

• Prevent ships from entering or leaving a harbor

• Use cannons to fie from ships onto land

• Assist merchant vessels to bring supplies in

• Allow French warships to pass

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 because...

• Leading the Continental Army

• Convincing more men to volunteer 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, Georgai

• Cowpens, South Carolina

• Charles Town, South Carolina

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

• True

• False

Bernando de Galvez 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 member 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 the campaign to conquer the Carolinas, General Cornwallis and his troops retreated to...

• Virginia

• Pennsylvania

• Massachusetts

• New York