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WorksheetsBattle of Yorktown KkjerLPHS
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What made the Battle of Yorktown significant?
It was the first battle of the American Revolution.
It was the final battle of the American Civil War.
The British soundly defeated the Americans causing them to nearly give up on independence.
It was the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War.
It was the first time that the Spanish helped the British in the war.
Who was the general in charge of the British troops at Yorktown?
Charles Cornwallis
George Washington
Robert E. Lee
Nathanael Greene
Benedict Arnold
What was the date of the British surrender?
December 16, 1773
April 19, 1775
July 4, 1776
October 19, 1781
September 3, 1783
What country helped the Americans to win the battle by defeating the British Navy and preventing the arrival of reinforcements?
Spain
Denmark
France
The Netherlands
Germany
What important role did the southern Continental Army under General Nathanael Greene play in the battle of Yorktown?
They played no role whatsoever
They forced the British Army to retreat to the west coast where they ended up surrounded at Yorktown
They defeated the British Navy at Yorktown Harbor
They guarded the prisoners of war after the battle
They fled to Yorktown where they knew the French would help them fight
What happened in Britain after the army surrendered at Yorktown?
They began to think they may lose the war
They realized that the cost of fighting the war was not worth keeping control of the colonies
The British Prime Minister resigned from office
They began to think that peace was a better alternative
The British Officers who surrendered at Yorktown were burned alive.
General George Washington agreed to all of the British conditions of surrender.
True
False
How long did the battle and siege of Yorktown last?
One day
Three days
Twenty days
Two months
Six months
What French officer eventually reached the rank of Major General in the United States Army?
Marquis de La Fayette
Nathanael Greene
George Washington
Horatio Gates
Richard Montgomery
Around how many British troops surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown?
300
900
2,000
8,000
22,000
