Geography
Why was General Cornwallis unable to retreat by land from Yorktown?
Yorktown is located on a peninsula surrounded by water on three sides.
Which French Lieutenant General convinced George Washington to change his plans and march south to Virginia instead of attacking New York City?
What governing body was nearly bankrupt by 1781, making it almost impossible to pay the army or purchase critical war supplies?
The Continental Congress.
Which treaty officially brought France into the Revolutionary War after the American victory at Saratoga in 1778?
The Treaty of Alliance.
How did the French navy prevent British supply ships from reaching Cornwallis?
Admiral de Grasse blockaded the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay.
Which British General was tricked by fake Allied maneuvers into believing New York City was about to be attacked?
General Clinton.
Who was the wealthy merchant appointed Superintendent of Finance who used his own personal credit to secure loans and bankroll the Yorktown campaign?
Robert Morris.
Which European nation joined the conflict in 1779 as an ally of France, attacking British forces in Florida and the Gulf Coast?
Spain.
What natural cover did American and French forces use to hide their positions while digging trenches?
Forests and woods.
Rear Admiral de Grasse secured naval control over which vital body of water to cut off Cornwallis's escape and resupply routes?
The Chesapeake Bay.
Which French General put aside personal and national rivalries to work as an equal partner under George Washington's supreme command?
General Rochambeau.
To which American governing body did the Dutch Republic provide crucial financial loans during the war?
The Continental Congress.
Where did Cornwallis attempt to escape to when crossing the river during a violent storm?
Gloucester Point.
What specific siege feature did French and American troops dig to inch closer to the British lines under the cover of artillery fire?
Parallel trenches.
Despite extreme economic hardships, civilians on the home front consistently refused to sell what basic necessity to the British army, helping to starve out Cornwallis's forces?
Food (provisions/cattle/grain)
What was the name of the 1780 coalition formed by Russia to protect neutral shipping from British naval searches?
The League of Armed Neutrality.
Which two countries combined their army and naval forces to surround and trap the British at Yorktown?
America and France.
Which American Lieutenant Colonel led a daring nighttime assault using only bayonets to capture Redoubt #10?
Alexander Hamilton.
From which country did General Washington have to borrow hard money/cash to pay his troops and prevent a massive mutiny before marching south?
France.
Which French Admiral commanded the fleet that blocked General Cornwallis from escaping by sea at Yorktown?
Admiral de Grasse.