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Vocabulary
The Marquis
Yorktown
The British
Superlatives
100
The base word in "commander."
What is "command"?
100
France
Where is the Marquis de Lafayette from?
100
The river on which Yorktown was located?
What is York River?
100
The American traitor who Armistead first spied on.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
100
The superlative for "old."
What is "oldest"?
200
Stealing valuable things from others.
What is "looting"?
200
James Armistead changed his last name to this to honor his friend.
What is "Lafayette"?
200
The French commander who cut off British troops in Yorktown with General Washington.
Who is Rochambeau?
200
The British general who kept his papers secret.
Who is Lord Cornwallis?
200
The superlative for "beautiful."
What is "most beautiful"?
300
Not busy.
What is "idle"?
300
People who hid their horses and supplies from Lafayette and the Patriots.
Who were the Virginians?
300
The Patriot General who asked Lafayette to hold Cornwallis at Yorktown.
Who is George Washington?
300
Nickname for the British.
What is "redcoats"?
300
The superlative for "bad."
What is "worst"?
400
Quick or on time.
What is "prompt"?
400
The age the Marquis was when he was chosen to lead a force of Patriots.
What is 23 years old?
400
The bay which was within sight of Yorktown.
What is the Chesapeake Bay?
400
The reason Cornwallis surrendered.
Because he and his troops were surrounded?
400
The superlative for "fast."
What is "fastest"?
500
People who are not in the military.
What is "civilians"?
500
The group the Marquis founded to to support the equal rights of blacks.
What is The Friends of the Blacks?
500
The city the British troops had been at before sailing to Yorktown?
What is Portsmouth?
500
The general Cornwallis asked Armistead to spy on.
Who is Lafayette?
500
The superlative for "good."
What is "best"?