HMH Module 4, Lesson 5 Independence Quiz

Who is the French commander that helped Washington fight the British?

• Francis Marion

• James Armistead

• Comte de Rochambeau

Who was the enslaved African that worked as a spy for the Marquis de Lafayette?

• Francis Marion

• James Armistead

• Comte de Rochambeau

Why did the British think they would experience more success in the southern states later in the American Revolution?

• There were fewer Continental soldiers to fight there.

• They planned to use Loyalist support to take control there.

• They finished taking control of the northern and middle states already.

• There were more ports, which allowed for easier transportation of the army.

What was the importance of the Battle of Yorktown?

• The British army under General Clinton captured the port city and took thousands of Patriots prisoner.

• The Continental army under General Gates attacked a stronger British army and suffered the highest casualty rate of the war.

• The Continental army under General Greene secured North and South Carolina by defeating Loyalist militia forces.

• The British army under General Cornwallis surrendered to a combined American and French army in the last major battle of the war.

Which of the following were parts of the Treaty of Paris of 1783? Select two correct answers.

• Spain returned Florida to Great Britain.

• The borders of the United States were established.

• Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.

• Native Americans living in the United States were moved onto reservations.

• British citizens were allowed to settle and trade east of the Mississippi River.

Why did many members of the Iroquois nations move to Canada following the American Revolution?

• They disagreed with the new U.S. government.

• They feared being forced to join the U.S. Army.

• They fought for the British during the war.

• They considered themselves British citizens.

Who was known as the 'Swamp Fox' for his guerrilla warfare tactics against the British in South Carolina during the American Revolution?

• Nathanael Greene

• Benedict Arnold

• Francis Marion

• George Washington

• John Paul Jones

Which country was defeated in the American Revolutionary War?

• France

• Great Britain

• Spain

• the Colonies

Who was the British general who fought in the South and surrendered at Yorktown?

• James Armistad

• Charles Cornwallis

• Francis Marion

• Comte de Rochambeau