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- What was the major mistake made by Great Britain during the American revolution?a) Underestimating the Continental Armyb) Failing to secure naval supportc) Placing their base at Yorktownd) Ignoring the French invovlvement
- Who was George Washington's ally in planning the attack on Cornwallis at Yorktown?a? Benedict Arnoldb) Lord Charles Cornwallisc) Rochambeaud) Lafayette
- What did Washington and Rochambeau initially plan to attack before changing their strategy to focus on Yorktown?a) British armies in New York Cityb) Loyalist strongholds in the Southc) British naval bases along the coastd) Spanish territories in the South
- What was the outcome of the Battle of Yorktown?a) American surrenderb) British surrenderc) French surrenderd) Stalemate
- What was significant about the surrender of Yorktown?a) It marked the end of the American Revolutionb) It led to the capture of George Washingtonc) It resulted in the destruction of the Continental Armyd) It triggered a French invasion of Britain
- Why did Cornwallis choose Yorktown as his base?a) It was strategically located on the border of North and South Carolinab) It had a well-fortified position with natural defensesc) It allowed easy access for British navy to bring troops and suppliesd) It was recommended by his advisors
- Who was the British general in charge of the armies in the South?a) George Washingtonb) Lord Charles Cornwallisc) Rochambeaud) Benedict Arnold
- What event led to Cornwallis to realize that the British plan for the South would not work?
- What did the British army play as they left Yorktown after surrendering?a) "God Save the Queen"b) "The Star-Spangled Banner"c) "Yankee Doodle"d) A nursery rhyme tune
- How did the French fleet contribute to the success at Yorktown?a) They provided additional troops for the siegeb) They prevented the British navy from interveningc) They supplied food and ammunition to the American and French armiesd) They coordinated with British forces to distract Cornwallis
- President Monroe sent to secretary of state, John Quincy _________, to gain Florida from ________.
- What do we learn from Shays rebellion versus the whiskey rebellion?
- What impact did Susan B Anthony I have on the women's rights movement
- What impact did sojourner truth make on the women's rights movement
- Who takes over as the 10th president when he dies?
- Andrew _________ becomes a war hero for his victory at the battle of new _________, where he defeated the British with a ragtag group of misfits
- The government "buys "the rest of the Cherokee land, and President Martin ________ _______ orders the Cherokee to be removed from the east. This becomes known as the ________ of _________. Roughly 15,000-20,000 Cherokee are removed from their land, over _________ die on the trip out west to present day _________.
- Eli _________ invented the cotton _________ to meet the demands of England for cotton in 1793. This caused an increased need for ___________ to harvest cotton in the south.
- When Britain and France go to war what state does the US stay in?
- Henry Clay convinces Congress to vote for ________ __________ ___________, in exchange clay is named as the __________ of ___________.