7 Written Questions

1. 
   Quaker-born member of Washington's General staff who lost the Battle of Washington Heights, but later led the American forces to victory in the South in 1781.
2. March 15, 1781 battle between the forces of Cornwallis and Greene near Guilford Courthouse (modern day Greensboro, N.C.) The British won a thin victory in the battle, but the win sapped much of the British strength.
3. 
   Reputed hard-drinking, hard-fighting leader under the command of Nathaniel Greene who devised and executed the brilliant plan to defeat the British at the Battle of Cowpens.
4. Virginian who organized an expedition of Kentucky militia against the old French settlements in the Illinois country (controlled by British), and took over the British post at Kaskaskia. Brother of William Clark, who was part of the team of William and Clark.
5. 
   a fort or fort system usually consisting of an enclosed defensive emplacement outside a larger fort, usually relying on earthworks, though others are constructed of stone or brick.[
6. The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack.
7. Song played by the British Army Band on October 19, 1781.

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. A 19-year-old French volunteered to serve in Washington's Army. Believed in the American cause. Gained Washington's trust. He commanded the troops that led the last charge of the Revolutionary War.
   1. Marquis de Lafayette
   2. Comte De Grasse
   3. Nathanael Greene
   4. Mary Ludwig Hays
2. agreement signed by British and American leaders that stated the United States of America was a free and independent country
   1. draconian
   2. Comte De Grasse
   3. Treaty of Paris
   4. Battle of Cowpens
3. An overwhelming victory by American Revolutionary forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, in the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War. Considered by many the finest example of the use of linear tactics by American Forces.
   1. Daniel Morgan
   2. Battle of Yorktown
   3. Nathanael Greene
   4. Battle of Cowpens
4. 1781, last major battle of war (fought in VA); with strong support from French naval and military forces, Washington's army forced the surrender of a large British army commanded by General Charles Cornwallis
   1. Battle of Kings Mountain
   2. Daniel Morgan
   3. Battle of Yorktown
   4. Battle of Cowpens
5. cruel; harsh; severe; ironhanded
   1. guerrilla
   2. siege
   3. draconian
   4. redoubt
6. British surrender at Yorktown. Last major fighting of the Revolutionary War.
   1. guerrilla
   2. Daniel Morgan
   3. October 19, 1781
   4. Comte De Grasse

6 True/False Questions

1. Mary Ludwig Hays →
   Woman who became famous for helping replace her husband during the Battle of Monmouth after he was wounded. She is often mistakenly called Mary Pitcher, which was the name usually applied to the job she was doing during the battle.

   True        False

2. Battle of Kings Mountain → Battle where American forces reclaimed some momentum in the Revolutionary War. The forces of Scotsman Patrick Ferguson were defeated by a force of irregulars (non-professionals) who were partially motivated by inflammatory comments by Ferguson.

   True        False

3. John Paul Jones →
   Quaker-born member of Washington's General staff who lost the Battle of Washington Heights, but later led the American forces to victory in the South in 1781.

   True        False

4. guerrilla → a member of a loosely organized fighting force that makes surprise attacks on enemy troops occupying his or her country.

   True        False

5. siege → the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

   True        False

6. Comte De Grasse → French navy commander; sailed French fleet into Chesapeake Bay to prevent British help from a siege on Yorktown.

   True        False