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Battle of Yorktown (1781) Quiz

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The Battle of Yorktown effectively concluded the American colonies’ struggle for ______.

independence

Lord Charles Cornwallis’ English army was defeated by a combined force of the colonists and the ______.

French

George Washington and Comte de Rochambeau led the combined force that defeated Lord Charles Cornwallis’ English ______.

army

Robert E Lee surrenders to Ulysses S Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, ending the American Civil ______.

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The American Civil War was fought between the pro-slavery southern Confederacy and the abolitionist northern ______.

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Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theater in April, 1865, by John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate supporter. He never lived to implement his vision of ______ and see the 13th Amendment passed.

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt led the United States through the Great Depression and World War II. He w on a landslide election victory to succeed Herbert Hoover as president in 1932, promising recovery from the Great Depression. During the first Hundred Days of his term, he declared a bank holiday, began holding 'fireside chats' over the radio, and initiated the New Deal, a series of radical fiscal and government ______.

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The Cuban Missile Crisis was a narrowly-averted nuclear war. American tension with Cuba and its Soviet supporter began with the failed Operation Mongoose and Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961. By 1962, the US had discovered Soviet missile installations in Cuba with its U-2 spy planes; President Kennedy imposed a ______...

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After winning the Battle of Antietam in the Civil War, Lincoln delivered his Emancipation Proclamation and freed all slaves in rebel states; after another victory in Pennsylvania, Lincoln made his famous Gettysburg Address. Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theater in April, 1865, by John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate supporter. He never lived to implement his vision of Reconstruction and see the 13th ______ passed.

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd American president and the only president elected to office four times. Though crippled by polio, Roosevelt won a landslide election victory to succeed Herbert Hoover as president in 1932, promising recovery from the Great Depression. During the first Hundred Days of his term, he declared a bank holiday, began holding 'fireside chats' over the radio, and initiated the New Deal, a series of radical fiscal and government ______.

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Study Notes

American History

  • The American colonies gained independence with the Battle of Yorktown in 1781, led by George Washington and Comte de Rochambeau, defeating Lord Charles Cornwallis' English army.
  • The Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War.

American Civil War

  • The American Civil War (1861-1865) was fought between the pro-slavery southern Confederacy and the abolitionist northern Union, led by Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln respectively.
  • The war began with the Battle of Fort Sumter and ended with Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865.
  • Key battles included the First Battle of Bull Run, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg.
  • Important figures of the war include Stonewall Jackson, P.G.T. Beauregard, Braxton Bragg, Ulysses Grant, and Robert E. Lee.

Abraham Lincoln

  • Abraham Lincoln was an antislavery lawyer, legislator, and politician who led the United States through the American Civil War.
  • He issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, freeing all slaves in rebel states.
  • Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863 and was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865.

Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd American president, leading the United States through the Great Depression and World War II.
  • He introduced the New Deal, a series of radical fiscal and government reforms, including the Agricultural Adjustment Act and the Tennessee Valley Authority.
  • Roosevelt died in 1945, and Harry S. Truman became president.

Cuban Missile Crisis

  • The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was a face-off between the Soviet Union and the United States, sparked by American missile deployment in Italy and Turkey, and Soviet missile deployment in Cuba.
  • The crisis was narrowly averted after the US discovered Soviet missile installations in Cuba, leading to a naval quarantine and negotiations.

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Test your knowledge about the Battle of Yorktown in 1781, a significant event in the American Revolutionary War where George Washington led the colonists to victory over Lord Charles Cornwallis' English army, with the support of French forces. Learn about the tactics and outcome of this crucial battle.

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