WorksheetsBattle of Yorktown
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What army did George Washington lead?
a)
British Army
b)
French Army
c)
Continental Army
d)
Did not lead an army
2.
Who lead the British Army in the Battle of Yorktown
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Charles Cornwallis
c)
George Washington
d)
François Joseph Paul de Grasse
3.
Who helped the colonists in the Battle of Yorktown?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Sweden
d)
Germany
4.
What role did Germany play in the Revolutionary War?
a)
Hessians (German Soldiers) assisted Britain
b)
Hessians (German Soldiers) assisted the Colonists
c)
They were neutral
d)
Hessians (German Soldiers) assisted the French
5.
Why is France significant in the Revolutionary War?
a)
They claimed new land during the war
b)
They trapped the British army in Yorktown
c)
They help Britain take over the colonies
d)
They were neutral and weren't significant
6.
What year did the Battle of Yorktown take place in?
a)
1775
b)
1780
c)
1779
d)
1781
7.
What did Charles Cornwallis do once he and his army were trapped in Yorktown?
a)
Fought the Colonists and the French
b)
Escaped by boat
c)
Escaped through the woods
d)
Surrendered
8.
Why was the Battle of Yorktown significant?
a)
It was the last major battle which ended the war
b)
It was the first major battle which sparked the war
c)
It was the first battle which the Continental Army had won
d)
It was the first battle which Britain had won
9.
What were Britain's options once they were trapped in Yorktown?
a)
Starve or surrender
b)
Fight back or surrender
c)
Negotiate or surrender
d)
Escape or surrender
10.
What role did Native Americans play in the Battle of Yorktown
a)
The natives were all on Britains side because Colonists were invading land
b)
They were all on the Colonists side because Britain didn't enforce reserving their land
c)
The Natives had no part in the Battle of Yorktown
d)
The natives were split because of reasons above
11.
Who won the Battle of Yorktown?
a)
Britain
b)
Colonists
c)
France
d)
Germany
12.
Why did the French help the Colonists?
a)
The colonists paid them
b)
They were forced to
c)
They hated Britain
d)
They felt like it
13.
Who led the French Army?
a)
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
George Washington
d)
Charles Cornwallis
14.
What was the lasting impact of the Battle of Yorktown
a)
Colonists destroyed Britain's army and gained independence
b)
France destroyed Britain's army and France took control over Colonists
c)
America surrendered and prolonged Britain's control over them
d)
America negotiated with Cornwallis for peace
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