WorksheetsThe Final Years
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why wasn't Cornwallis able to retreat from Yorktown?
a)
He waited for General Burgoyne
b)
His ships sank
c)
He never made it to Yorktown
d)
The French Fleet blocked the Harbor
2.
Which delegates went to the Treaty of Paris?
a)
Alexander Hamilton & John Adams
b)
Ben Franklin & John Jay
c)
Patrick Henry & Paul Revere
d)
John Adams & Samuel Adams
3.
Which country used our revolution as an inspiration for independence?
a)
Spain
b)
Peru
c)
France
d)
Germany
4.
Which aide to Washington captured Cornwallis' defenses?
a)
Anthony Wayne
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Juan de Miralles
d)
Alexander Hamilton
5.
Why did Washington insist that the troops were paid?
a)
He thought they might revolt
b)
He thought the media would find out
c)
We was tired of dealing with the soldiers
d)
He had used all of his own money
6.
Why did Washington keep his march to Virginia a secret from his men?
a)
He wanted to surprise his troops
b)
He wasn't sure he'd make it in time
c)
He didn't want General Clinton to find out and help Cornwallis
d)
He was ordered by Congress to keep it secret
7.
Why did Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown?
a)
All of his officers had been captured
b)
He was low on supplies and had sick men
c)
His ships were too far out in the harbor
d)
He was ordered to surrender by the King
8.
Who commanded the French forces in Rhode Island?
a)
Comte de Rochambeau
b)
Casimir Pulaski
c)
Friedrich von Steuben
d)
Juan de Miralles
9.
Where did the first French fleet arrive instead of New York?
a)
Baltimore
b)
New York
c)
Boston
d)
Rhode Island
10.
A plan of action is called a?
a)
Intuition
b)
premonition
c)
strategy
d)
theory
11.
The approval of an official document is?
a)
ratify
b)
signify
c)
Adopt
d)
salute
12.
Where did the second French fleet arrive?
a)
Boston Harbor
b)
New York Harbor
c)
Chesapeake Bay
d)
Hudson Bay
13.
What is a surprise attack on an enemy?
a)
revolt
b)
rebellion
c)
ambush
d)
amble
14.
Cutting off all help and supplies from an enemy is ?
a)
a revolution
b)
a detente
c)
a continuum
d)
a siege
15.
Which document officially ended the Revolutionary War
a)
The Magna Carta
b)
The Mayflower Compact
c)
The Treaty of Paris
d)
A Writ of Assistance
16.
A piece of land that is surrounded on three sides by water is?
a)
An isthmus
b)
A bay
c)
A strait
d)
A peninsula
17.
Which is one of the terms of the Treaty of Paris?
a)
British troops would fix American harbors
b)
British Generals had to touch the Kindness Zone
c)
The British King had to apologize to America
d)
The British troops would withdraw from America
18.
Which two Patriot officers trapped Cornwallis at Yorktown?
a)
Patrick Henry and Alexander Hamilton
b)
Henry Hamilton and General Howe
c)
St. Leger and General Burgoyne
d)
Anthony Wayne & Marquis de Lafayette
19.
Where did the Patriot army stay after the war?
a)
Boston, MA
b)
Newburgh, NY
c)
Baltimore, MD
d)
Pittsburgh, PA
20.
Which Caribbean country also gained their independence after we did?
a)
Bahamas
b)
St. Marten
c)
Saint Dominique
d)
Seychelles
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