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The War Moves South Review

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What group ambushed the British with hit and run raids in the South?

a)

Loyalists

b)

French

c)

Guerrilla troops

d)

Hessians

2.

In which region did the Battle of Yorktown take place?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

3.

What prevented the British from being rescued by the British Navy?

a)

loyalists

b)

mercenaries

c)

French warships

d)

guerrilla troops

4.

True or False:

Lord Charles Cornwallis was present and particpated in the ceromony as the British troops surrendered.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which best describes the progress of the Revolutionary War?

a)

The British won every battle until the final one at Yorktown

b)

The British lost most of the battles against the experienced and disciplined American soldiers

c)

At the beginning, the Americans were overmatched but their skills and tactics improved

d)

The Americans outnumbered the British and won without help at Yorktown

6.

Battles:

1781. Americans and French surrounded the British on land and sea. Cornwallis surrendered in the last major battle of the American Revolution.

a)

Battle of Long Island

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Monmouth

d)

Battle of Yorktown

7.

People (American):

The "Swamp Fox" led ambushes on the British in the South

a)

Francis Marion

b)

Nathanael Greene

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

Thomas Paine

8.

People (American):

major general of the Continental Army known for his successful strategy in the South

a)

Francis Marion

b)

Nathanael Greene

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

Thomas Paine

9.

People (British):

Served as a general in the British Army, surrendered at Yorktown in 1781

a)

Lord Charles Cornwallis

b)

William Howe

c)

Sir Henry Clinton

d)

John Burgoyne