Social Studies test Study Guide 3

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

Henry Hamilton

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

prevent ships from entering or leaving a harbor

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

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

true

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

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

true

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

Charles Town, South Carolina