Siege Of Yorktown: Daily Bellringer

What is true about Yorktown?

• It was a major British victory.

• It is considered the final major battle of the American Revolution.

• Washington was killed in battle. 

• The war ended immediately following this battle. 

Where was George Washington and the Continental Army in the Autumn of 1780? What was his plan for the following Spring of 1781?

• Boston, retreat into Canada

• Charleston, attack Cornwallis in South Carolina

• New York, attack Henry Clinton near New York City

What does it mean when an army uses "guerrilla tactics"?

• Ambushing the enemy out of nowhere (hit and run)

• Blockading your enemy with rows of men or ships

• Using advanced military weapons and artillery

• Fighting on water only using ships and cannon fire

Who was Marquis de LaFayette? 

• A French general and ally of George Washington

• A Prussian officer who helped George Washington at Valley Forge

• A British General who turned his back on the British

• A Governor of Virginia. 

What news did George Washington receive from the French Navy?

• They were heading for Virginia.

• They were heading back to France.

• They were going to stay in the Caribbean.

How many French and American troops surrounded Cornwallis?

• 4,000

• 15,000

• 100,000

What vocabulary word means "cutting off supplies and communication"?

• Blockade

• Mercenary

• Encampment

• Sovereignty

How long did the Siege of Yorktown last?

• 8 Days

• 2 weeks

• 3 Days

• 2 months

Who was absent at the surrender ceremony?

• George Washington

• Marquis De Lafayette

• Charles Cornwallis

What was the British public response to the news of Yorktown?

• They felt the war had become too costly, and needed to end.

• They felt the British army must get revenge by any means necessary!

• They felt more British citizens should enlist in the Royal Armed Forces.