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WorksheetsLafayette Close Read
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
P1. How does Lafayette describe Cornwallis? Select all that apply.
Wise
An inspiration
The devil
Genius
P1. What affect does General Cornwallis have on Marquis de Lafayette?
"Cornwallis makes Lafayette feel..."
inspired to be a better general, yet fearful of his opponent.
ready to lead his troops to victory
P2. How did Lafayette improve the circumstances and numbers of his troops?
By recruiting more men from the colonies to become soldiers
By using his own money to buy shoes and clothes for soldiers
Stealing supplies from the enemy camp for his own soldiers.
P2. What does "culminate" mean?
To win over someone else
To reach the highest point of development; Bring to a close
P3. Who won control of the Chesapeake Bay?
The British
The French (Continental Army Ally)
P4. Why was Lafayette able to stop Phillips and Arnold from taking the capital of Virginia?
Lafayette raided the Capital before the British could
Lafayette's 1,200 troops met up with their French allies in VA
P5. What did Lafayette want from the French minister?
Help in trapping Cornwallis
For the French Minister to back off
For the French minister to withdraw their troops
P6. How was Lafayette able to get Cornwallis to surrender on October 19, 1781?
By blackmailing Cornwallis into submission
General Washington & the French came in with 17,000 troops to help Lafayette
P7 In the letter to his wife, what did Lafayette say led to his victory?
Cornwallis' troops were too tired to fight by the time Lafayette's troops got there.
The Continental Army regained control of lost land
P3. Why did Lafayette want to capture Benedict Arnold?
B/c Arnold betrayed the Continental Army
B/c Arnold was going to spy on the Continental Arm
B/c Arnold knew top secret plans from the other side
What role did free and enslaved African-Americans have during the Revolutionary War?
Waiters
Spies
Orderlies
Servants
In 1781, he joined the army and was put in service under the Marquis de Lafayette, who was desperately trying to fight the chaos caused in Virginia by turncoat soldier Benedict Arnold.
What does 'turncoat' mean?
Spy
Traitor
The British
According to Rex Ellis, what would have happened without Armistead’s information?
The British would have surrendered
The 13 colonies would have won
The 13 colonies would have lost
When was Armistead freed from slavery?
Right after the war was won
3 years after the war ended
5 years after the war ended
