Studies Weekly Week 3 Assessment

What strategy did the British use to try and defeat the colonists in 1777?

• They tried to hide from the colonists.

• They tried to divide the New England colonies.

• They tried to sneak up on the colonists.

• They tried to outrun the colonists.

General Burgoyne took command of _________________ in July 1777.

• Fort Payne

• Fort Barry

• Fort Ticonderoga

• Fort Palm

Who commanded the colonial forces in the Southern Colonies?

• George Washington

• Nathaniel Greene

• Benedict Arnold

• Horatio Gates

The final battle of the American Revolution was fought in Yorktown, Virginia.

• true

• false

Cornwallis surrendered to Washington on __________

• September 28, 1781

• October 19, 1781

• January 23, 1782

• May 24, 1782

According to the Articles of Confederation, Congress could not _______.

• collect taxes

• create new armies

• steal supplies

• go on vacations

Why is the Treaty of Paris, 1783 important?

• It started the American Revolution.

• It allowed the Eiffel Tower to be built.

• It ended the American Revolution.

According to the Treaty of Paris, 1783 the USA became an independent nation.

• true

• false

According to the Treaty of Paris, 1783 the Mississippi River was only open to the British.

• true

• false

According to the Treaty of Paris, 1783 the British gave up its territory east of the Mississippi River to the US.

• true

• false