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Question 1

___________ led the American negotiators at the peace discussions that followed the British defeat at Yorktown.
 
  A) Benjamin Franklin
  B) Thomas Jefferson
  C) John Hancock
  D) Alexander Hamilton

Question 2

After stinging defeats at Cowpens and Guilford Courthouse, Cornwallis __________.
 
  A) retreated to Yorktown to be resupplied by the Royal Navy
  B) regrouped his army and captured the capital of North Carolina
  C) turned loose the dragoons under Banistre Tarelton to wage a war against the civilian population
  D) retreated back to Charleston to await fresh troops

Question 3

After General Clinton returned to New York, General __________ took charge of British operations in the South.
 
  A) Howe
  B) Gates
  C) Burgoyne
  D) Cornwallis



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