THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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Battle of Saratoga
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Battle of Yorktown
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Battle of Vincennes
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Battle of New York
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Detailed explanation-1: -The defeat at Yorktown caused a change in the British government. Prime Minister Lord North and the Tory party were ousted, and the Whigs, under Rockingham, assumed power. This new government opened negotiations with the American commissioners in Paris.
Detailed explanation-2: -The resulting siege at Yorktown forced Cornwallis’ surrender and compelled the start of serious negotiations that ended in recognition of American independence at the Peace of Paris.
Detailed explanation-3: -Early in 1776, King George consented to the hiring of thousands of Hessian mercenaries to assist the British troops already in America in crushing the rebellion. The Revolutionary War lasted nearly eight years, largely because King George refused to surrender the colonies.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Revolutionary War was an insurrection by American Patriots in the 13 colonies to British rule, resulting in American independence.