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