Fighting in the West
Many Native Americans sided with this country.
What was Great Britain?
Britain's powerful navy used this to prevent ships from entering harbors.
What was a blockade?
The British shifted focus to this region hoping for Loyalist support.
What was the South?
This country declared war on Britain and supported the Patriots.
What was Spain?
The final major battle of the Revolution was fought here.
What was Yorktown?
This Virginia militia leader captured Kaskaskia and Vincennes.
Who was George Rogers Clark?
Congress ordered this number of warships at the start of the war.
What was 13?
The largest American defeat in the South occurred here.
What was Charles Town / Savannah?
French leader who joined Washington before Yorktown.
Who was Rochambeau?
Washington marched his troops this many miles in about 15 days to reach Yorktown.
What was 200 miles?
The British paid Native Americans for these taken from settlers.
What were scalps?
Privately owned ships authorized to attack British ships were called this.
What were privateers?
British General attacked by hit-and-run tactics.
Who was Charles Cornwallis?
This French nobleman became Washington's aide.
Who was Marquis de Lafayette?
At Yorktown, Washington had nearly this advantage in troop numbers on land.
What was double?
British and Native Americans raided settlements west of this mountain range.
What were the Appalachian Mountains?
He famously said, "I have not yet begun to fight!"
Who was John Paul Jones?
Patriot leader known as the "Swamp Fox."
Who was Francis Marion?
This Prussian officer trained American troops at Valley Forge.
Who was Friedrich von Steuben?
American and French forces blocked these to trap the British.
What were the ports/harbor?
This captured British post helped reduce attacks in the West.
What was Vincennes?
Only this many of the 13 American warships made it to sea.
What was two?
This Patriot general split his army to weaken Cornwallis.
Who was Nathanael Greene?
This treaty officially ended the was in 1783.
What was the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
The British general who surrendered at Yorktown.
Who was Cornwallis?