Chapter Four: Lesson Four--The Final Years

Which foreign troops helped defeat British forces at Yorktown?

• African

• French

• German

• Spanish

September, 1783, Britain agrees to recognize the United States as independent.

• The Treaty of Independence

• Treaty of Britain

• Treaty of Reconciliation

• Treaty of Paris

British commander at Yorktown.

• Charles Cornwallis

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Benedict Arnold

• George Washington

What does ratify mean?

• to officially cancel something

• to place images of rats on your clothing

• it means the opposite of what's intended.

• to officially approve something

French commander

• Sir Henry Winkles

• Comte de Rochambeau

• Cardinal Richelieu

• Comte de Champagne

Which French officer led Patriot troops in pinning down the British army at Yorktown late in the war?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Charles Cornwallis

• Horatio Gates

• Marquis de Lafayette

The British recognized the United States as an independent nation in the...

• Treaty of America.

• Treaty of Great Britain.

• Treaty of Paris.

• Treaty of the United States.

When Congress refused to pay soldiers who had won the American Revolution, conflict between the soldiers and Congress was resolved by...

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Jay

• George Washington

How did the American Revolution affect France? Select all that apply.

• French rebels in 1789 fought a revolution in defense of “Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity.”

• The French eventually gave up pancakes and only ate french toast.

• France continued to support their king and France became the best monarchy in Europe.

• In 1791 there was revolution in the French colony of Saint Domingue.

14) What is an appropriate title for this map?

• Battle of Cape

• Battle of Yorktown

• Chesapeake Bay War

• Cornwallis Retreat