social studies 6.3 & 6.4 self-check quiz

How did the arrival of Comte de Rochambeau help the Patriot cause?

He brought with him thousands of soldiers to fight with the Patriots.

Why did General Washington advance on Yorktown instead of New York?

He learned that the second French fleet would land much farther south.

Which British commander was nicknamed the "hair buyer" because he paid Native Americans for settlers' scalps?

Henry Hamilton

During the American Revolution, Congress authorized private merchant ships to sail as privateers, meaning they could be outfitted with weapons and capture enemy ships and cargo.

TRUE

After he gave up the campaign to conquer the Carolinas, General Cornwallis and his troops retreated to ____.

Virginia

British threats caused many people in the Carolinas to remain loyal to the British.

false

The British surrender at the Battle of Yorktown brought an immediate end to the American Revolution.

false

The British used their navy to form a blockade of American harbors. To create a blockade means to ____.

prevent ships from entering or leaving a harbor

After the end of the war, General Washington planned to ______________.

retire and return to his home, Mount Vernon

Bernardo de Gálvez helped the American side by ____.

shipping supplies and ammunition up the Mississippi River to American troops

American officer John Paul Jones became famous during the war for ____.

successfully raiding British ports

After the first French fleet arrived, what was General Washington's original strategy, or plan of attack?

to await a second French fleet, then attack the British position in New York

Why did General Washington keep his plan to advance to Yorktown a secret from everyone, including his own soldiers?

to prevent General Clinton from going to help General Cornwallis

The ________, which was signed in September 1783, was the final agreement to end the war.

treaty of paris

Some Native American tribes sided with the British and raided American settlements.

true

the second French fleet prevented General Cornwallis from escaping from Yorktown by sea.

true

After fighting ended, the Continental Army threatened to use force against the Continental Congress if they were not paid.

true

American forces led by Francis Marion used hit-and-run attacks against British forces

true

One reason that the Americans won the American Revolution was that they received help from other countries.

true

The surrender of ____ in May of 1780 marked the worst American defeat of the war.

Charles Town, South Carolina