The Revolutionary War

The last major battle of the Revolutionary War was at

• Concord.

• Kings Mountain.

• Yorktown.

• Camden.

Which of the following factors led to a change in the tide of the war in the Southern colonies?

• British soldiers were eager to win and go back to England.

• New leadership and strategies of the American Army.

• Major Patrick Fergusson's large unit of British soldiers.

• The British strategy of pitting Loyalists and Patriots against each other.

Which South Carolina officer earned the nickname "the Swamp Fox"?

• Francis Marion

• Patrick Ferguson

• Nathanael Greene

• Horatio Gates

Why did support for the British grow among the enslaved people in the Southern Colonies?

• The British protected them from the Americans.

• The British promised to return the enslaved people to their homeland.

• They were afraid of the British.

• The British General offered freedom to enslaved men who joined the British Army.

Which of the following battles was an American victory?

• Charleston

• Camden

• Savannah

• Yorktown

France recruited soldiers from __________ to help Americans fight the British.

• Haiti

• Georgia

• Jamaica

• France

Why was setting up camp on a peninsula a bad decision for Lord Cornwallis and his soldiers?

• It was difficult for soldiers to train there.

• The French and Americans were able to surround them by land and by sea.

• King George did not approve of the decision to camp there.

• They had no access to fresh water.

In which of the following battles were the British victorious?

• Camden

• Cowpens

• Kings Mountain

• Saratoga

Who was NOT a commander that helped to secure American victory at Yorktown?

• George Washington

• Comte de Rochambeau

• Admiral Comte de Grasse

• Lord Cornwallis

All the following factors helped America win the war EXCEPT

• A change in strategy used by the American Army.

• Weapons donated to the Americans by the British.

• Local support for the Patriots.

• Knowledge of their environment.