UNIT 4

The war continues

100

• Where did General Horatio Gates face Cornwallis in 1780?

Camden, South carolina

200

• What problem did the British face with the Loyalist?

They received less help than expected in the South from Loyalists

300

• What technique did the Patriot forces use against the British in the countryside?

hit and run technique

400

• What nickname was Francis Marion given?

Swamp fox

500

• Who declares war on Britain in 1779?

Spain

The War continues

100

• In the fall of 1780 who replaces Horatio as commander of the Continental forces?

Nathanael Greene

200

• What does Greene do with his army?

Split it in 2

300

• Where did people in South Carolina kill and capture British?
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Kings Mountain

400

• Does Cornwallis retreat?

Yes

500

• Who goes to push Cornwallis back?

Lafayette and Anthony Wayne

The war continues

100

• Where does Cornwallis take shelter?

Yorktown

200

• Where did the patriots gain their support for Independent?

The South

300

• Who was Washington going to attack in New York?

Henry Clinton

400

• Who helped the patriots win the battle of Yorktown?

French

500

• What geographical landscape was Yorktown on?

Peninsula 

Yorktown

100

• Why does Washington change his mind to go to Yorktown instead?
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To take over Cornwallis and trick Clinton

200

• What was keeping Cornwallis from escaping?

The French troops in the bay

300

• What did Alexander Hamilton do during this battle?

Capture important British delegates

400

• Who won the battle of Yorktown?

America, the Patriots

500

• About how many British soldiers did they capture as prisoners?

1,000

Yorktown

100

• What song did the Americans play after they had won?
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Yankee Doodle

200

• What 3 places did the British still won after their defeat?

Savannah, Charles Town, and New York

300

• What day and year was the FINAL treaty of Paris signed?

September 3, 1783

400

• Along the coast of where could the Americans fish?

Coast of Canada

500

• Where did Washington return to after camping out in New York?

Mount Vernon, Virginia