Studies Weekly Week 6

Why did many enslaved people join the British?

• The British promised to pay them better

• The British promised them freedom

• The British promised they could vote in the first election.

• The British promised to give them more land

How did George Washington play a role in getting African American men involved in the American Revolution?

• He founded a new colony for them to live in

• He paid them more than other generals did

• He returned them to their owners

• He enlisted them as early as 1776 when he needed new soldiers

Where did the British focus their attention after the Battle of Saratoga?

• The North

• The South

• The East

• The West

What helped the British succeed in taking over Georgia?

• There were more loyalists in the South

• There were more patriots in the South

• There were more spies in the South

• There were more soldiers in the South

Who led the British forces in the South?

• General Nathanael Cornwallis

• General Charles Greene

• General Nathanael Greene

• General Charles Cornwallis

What is a siege?

• When both sides quit

• When one side battles on land and the other battles on sea

• When the leaders meet and compromise

• When an army surrounds its enemies and cuts off its supplies

What battle strategy did Nathanael Greene use?

• He launched many small attacks that spread the British troops out

• He launched many large scale attacks to quickly attack the British soldiers

• He launched many attacks on British bases to diminish their supplies

• He led many attacks on waterways to deplete British supplies

Which of the following was NOT part of Washington's battle strategy during the Siege of Yorktown?

• He sent 4,500 troops led by Marquis de Lafayette to Yorktown

• Washington sent other troops to join the French fleet in Chesapeake Bay

• He made his men retreat from all major cities in the North

• Blocking the Chesapeake Bay meant that nearby ships were unable to send soldiers to Cornwallis

Which country lost the French and Indian War?

• England

• France

• Germany

• India

Why did many French support the American colonies during the Revolution?

• France wanted more land west of the Mississippi

• France was still angry with England

• France wanted to expand the British empire

• France wanted to make money from the war