Chapter 10: The Guilford "Crossroads" and Epilogue

Question 1

Cornwallis brokered a short-lived peace between

Answer 1

Britain and France

Question 2

“Cornwallis Reforms”

Answer 2

attempted to eradicate corruption within the country’s administration & rein in the East Indian Company’s excessive power

Question 3

Banastre Tarleton and Henry Lee represent the Southern Campaign well because

Answer 3

they left detailed memoirs and suffered similar falls of grace after the war

Question 4

Who served as the acting governor of Cape Colony?

Answer 4

Francis Dundas

Question 5

Howard seemed to be done with the war because

Answer 5

he declined an offer to be George Washington’s secretary of war and another position

Question 6

Who was the last man to retreat from Guilford Courthouse?

Answer 6

Matthew Rhea

Question 7

George Tucker was credited with the construction of the first….

Answer 7

bathroom in Williamsburg

Question 8

Great Salisbury Road

Answer 8

side road that played a central role in the development of a “battle within a battle”