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Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris

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A reading comprehension quiz about the #Revolutionary War # Yorktown #Treaty of Paris

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1
A barrage of cannon fire is
a rapid and continuous delivery of cannon fire.
a storage container for cannons.
a ship that fires cannons.
a fence behind which cannons are placed.
2
Washington defeated Cornwallis
after one month of fighting at Yorktown.
after several days of fighting at Yorktown.
after years of fighting at Yorktown.
after one night of fighting at Yorktown.
3
Washington positioned his troops
blocking the land entrance to the peninsula.
in New York.
near the James River.
near the York river.
4
Choose the correct answer.
correct
incorrect
correct
incorrect
5
In the Treaty of Paris, Great Britain ceded all land in North America to the United States.
False
True
6
The British army surrendered at Yorktown
in 1776.
in 1782.
in 1781.
in the seventeenth century.
7
The commander of the British army at Yorktown was
Cornwallis.
James.
Washington.
Adams.
8
Cornwallis had fewer troops than Washington.
True
false
9
Loyalists is a term that refers to
colonists loyal to America.
American soldiers.
colonists loyal to Britain.
French soldiers.
10
Cornwallis expected ___ troops to help him.
French
American
British
Spanish
11
Yorktown is
in Washington, DC.
in New York.
located on a small peninsula between two rivers.
in the James River.
12
Negotiations for peace were conducted by
Franklin.
Adams.
Laurens.
Jefferson.