Latter Part of the Revolution

In the summer of 1778, the new British commander-in-chief in America, Sir Henry Clinton, chose ____________________________ as his first target.

• Atlanta

• Charleston

• Savannah

• Augusta

British Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell arrived in Savannah Dec. 23, 1778 and captured several hundred Patriots while __________ British troops were killed.

• 500

• 1000

• only 7

• no

In January 1779, British Lieutenant Colonel Campbell and his fleet captured ________________. He wanted to be the first British Commander to remove "a star and stripe" from the American flag by returning Georgia to the King.

• Atlanta

• Macon

• Savannah

• Augusta

On February 14, 1779, Loyalist Colonel James Boyd and 350 of his loyalist followers were killed or captured in the backcountry of Wilkes County. This battle was called ___________________________.

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Kettle Creek

• The Siege of Savannah

• The Battle of Augusta

The Patriot leaders that captured or killed 350 of Loyalist John Boyd's followers on Feb. 14, 1779 were _______________________________________.

• Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson

• Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman

• Andrew Pickens, John Dooly, and Elijah Clarke

• George Washington and Lachlan McIntosh