Chapter 5, Lesson 5 Quiz: Winning the War

1.) You can conclude that the British were becoming desperate to win the war because the American Army was more and more successful. What evidence from the text supports that conclusion?   

• “By 1779, the American Continental Army had turned back British attacks in the north and the west.”

• “General Charles Cornwallis became the leader of British troops in the South in 1780.”

• “Congress had very little money and almost no supplies for forces in the Southern Colonies.”

• “Between 1778 and 1781, the British won battles against American General Nathanael Greene at Savannah, Georgia, and at Charles Town and Camden in South Carolina.”

2.) How did Captain Francis Marion help to weaken the British in the South?  

• He kept the British forces from returning to the North.

• He beat the British at the Battle of Guilford Court House.

• He used a small band of soldiers to attack the British unexpectedly.

• He drove the British forces into Virginia where they could resupply

What event happened first?

• Washington and Rochambeau moved their troops south from New York.

• Cornwallis retreated to Yorktown, Virginia.

• Lafayette wrote to Washington to inform him of Cornwallis’s movements.

• Lafayette, Washington, and Rochambeau surrounded and laid siege to Yorktown.

What event happened second?

• Washington and Rochambeau moved their troops south from New York.

• Cornwallis retreated to Yorktown, Virginia.

• Lafayette wrote to Washington to inform him of Cornwallis’s movements.

• Lafayette, Washington, and Rochambeau surrounded and laid siege to Yorktown.

What event happened third?

• Washington and Rochambeau moved their troops south from New York.

• Cornwallis retreated to Yorktown, Virginia.

• Lafayette wrote to Washington to inform him of Cornwallis’s movements.

• Lafayette, Washington, and Rochambeau surrounded and laid siege to Yorktown.

What event happened fourth?

• Washington and Rochambeau moved their troops south from New York.

• Cornwallis retreated to Yorktown, Virginia.

• Lafayette wrote to Washington to inform him of Cornwallis’s movements.

• Lafayette, Washington, and Rochambeau surrounded and laid siege to Yorktown.

4.) Look at the map on page 271 of the Research Companion. How does the map illustrate what a blockade is?   

• It shows French ships keeping British ships out of a bay.

• It shows British ships carrying supplies to soldiers on land.

• It shows British troops in the center of the battle at Yorktown.

• It shows American and French soldiers surrounding Yorktown.

5.) How did James Armistead help the Americans succeed at Yorktown?  

• He encouraged Lafayette to surround Cornwallis at Yorktown.

• He passed the British false information about the Americans’ plans.

• He wrote to George Washington to tell him about Cornwallis’s plans.

• He gave the Marquis de Lafayette a secret weapon that he stole from the British.

6A.) How did the Revolutionary War officially end?  

• The war officially ended with the Peace of Paris.

• The war officially ended at the Battle of Yorktown.

• The war officially ended when the last British soldiers left.

• The war officially ended after the last battle on the frontier.

6B.) Which evidence from the text best supports the correct response to Part A?  

• “The Battle of Yorktown marked the end of the main British resistance to American independence.”

• “There were still British troops in several cities and on the frontier, but the cost of the war had gotten so high that the British people were opposed to supporting the war with their taxes.”

• “The slow process of ending the war began as Britain agreed to negotiate a treaty with the United States and its allies, France and Spain.”

• “On October 19, Cornwallis surrendered to Washington."