Week 9 New Flashcards
1
Q
American naval officer who did great damage to the British navy during hte Revolutionary War:
A
John Paul Jones
2
Q
Traitor who plotted to give up the fort at West Point:
A
Benedict Arnold
3
Q
Final battle of the Revolutionary War:
A
Yorktown
4
Q
British general forced to surrender at Yorktown:
A
Cornwallis
5
Q
Document that signified the official end of the Revolutionary War:
A
Second Treaty of Paris
6
Q
Name the thirteen original colonies:
A
- Virginia
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Maryland
- Connecticut
- Rhode Island
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware
- Georgia
7
Q
Date of the Second Treaty of Paris:
A
September 3, 1783
8
Q
“I have not yet begun to fight.”
Who said it?
A
John Paul Jones
9
Q
“I have not yet begun to fight.”
What was the occasion?
A
naval battle with British
10
Q
“That man has an ax to grind.”
A
Benjamin Franklin
