Chapter 6 quiz 4

In what area did the “Swamp Fox” help the war effort? Battle tactics Guerilla raids Political speeches Financial support

Guerilla raids

What unexpected event turned Cornwallis’s secure position at Yorktown into a hopeless trap? Defeat of his army Arrival of the American army Arrival of a French fleet with reinforcements Capture of a copy of his military plans

Arrival of a French fleet with reinforcements

What treaty brought the American Revolution to an end?

Treaty of Paris

__ American leader in the Northwest who captured Vincennes A) George Rogers Clark B) Nathanael Greene C) Marquis de Lafayette D) Francis Marion   __ American leader in the Northwest who captured Vincennes

A) George Rogers Clark

__ Patriot guerilla called the “Swamp Fox” A) George Rogers Clark B) Nathanael Greene C) Marquis de Lafayette D) Francis Marion   __ Patriot guerilla called the “Swamp Fox”

D) Francis Marion

A) George Rogers Clark B) Nathanael Greene C) Marquis de Lafayette D) Francis Marion   __ resourceful American commander in the South known as the “Fighting Quaker” who kept the pressure on the British

B) Nathanael Greene

__ French aristocrat who helped to corner the British at Yorktown A) George Rogers Clark B) Nathanael Greene C) Marquis de Lafayette D) Francis Marion   __ French aristocrat who helped to corner the British at Yorktown

C) Marquis de Lafayette

T/F During the final phase of the war, England turned to the South because it was the center of opposition against the crown

false

T/F The Treaty of Paris was signed three months after the British surrender at Yorktown.

False