The War Ends: Lesson 8, Unit 4 The American Revolution

The ___________________ colonies are where the British hoped to win the war in a region with a large Loyalist population.

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

• Canada

The Americans gained support from Spain. Spain loaned money and closed the port of New Orleans to ______________.

• France

• Great Britian

• America

• Spain

British victories in the south were_________________

• easy

• costly

• tied

_______________________ pursued the American army north through the Carolinas.

• Bernardo de Galvez

• George Washington

• Marquis de Lafayette

• General Lord Conwallis

_____________ of Conwallis' troops died in the battle at Guilford Court House, North Carolina.

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/8

• none

Stopping at ___________________ would cause the British to lose the war.

• New York City

• Yorktown

• Boston

• New Orleans

French ships set up a ___________________, an action that prevents the passage of people or supplies, around Yorktown so that Cornwallis could not resupply.

• Treaty

• blockade

• fence

• mine field

Cornwallis was surrounded by Lafayette's troops, French troops, and General _______________ troops

• Washington's

• Britain's

• Spain's

• Gates'

Soon after the surrender at Yorktown, the British government began peace talk with France, Spain, and the Americans in Paris, France. _____________________ ended the American Revolution.

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Varsallies

• Treaty of Alliance

Check all that apply:

Results of the Revolutionary war included

• Loyalists leaving

• United States being recognized as an independent country

• Native Americans lose lands

• slavery continued

• Britain became allies