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QUESTIONS
1. After the battle of Saratoga, where was the seat of war transferred?
2. Why did the British decide to attack Virginia?
3. What did they do in Portsmouth and elsewhere?
4. In subjugating Virginia, what did they believe would follow?
5. What depredations did Benedict Arnold commit?
6. What did the British do in the spring?
7. Who was Marquis de Lafayette?
8. How had the war progressed in the Carolinas?
9. What was the result of the battle of King's Mountain?
10. Describe the battle of Cowpens.
11. What was Cornwallis's plan after these battles?
12. Give an account of the maneuvers of Cornwallis and Lafayette.
13. Why did Tarleton make a raid on Charlottesville?
14. How did Washington entrap Cornwallis?
15. Describe the siege of Yorktown.
16. When and where did Cornwallis surrender?
17. Describe the situation of the armies at the time.
18. What did Congress order to be done?
19. What is said of the surrender of Cornwallis?
20. Who was Thomas Nelson?
21. In what ways did he show his patriotism?
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