THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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He attacked Charlottesville.
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He refused to attack Lafayette’s troops in the South.
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He depends on Benedict Arnold for reinforcements.
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He disregarded an order and retreated to Yorktown Peninsula.
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Detailed explanation-1: –What crucial mistake did British General Cornwallis make that led to the defeat of the British army? He disregarded an order and retreated to Yorktown Peninsula. What step marked the colonists’ final decision regarding their relationship with Britain? Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence.
Detailed explanation-2: -Defeat in the Battle of Yorktown Surrounded and under siege, with his planned escape route blocked by French ships, Cornwallis was forced to surrender his army of 8, 000 British troops on October 17.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cornwallis’ surrender at Yorktown effectively ended the Revolutionary War. Lacking the financial resources to raise a new army, the British government appealed to the Americans for peace.
Detailed explanation-4: -A major British mistake was failing to take sufficient advantage of Loyalists. Before the Revolutionary War began, some 50, 000 Loyalists formed nearly 70 regiments to help the British maintain control the colonies. But British commanders did not trust the loyalists or respect their fighting ability.
Detailed explanation-5: -Cornwallis was in Yorktown because he had been ordered by Clinton during the summer to provide a protected harbor for the British fleet in the lower Chesapeake Bay. Cornwallis chose Yorktown because of its deep-water harbor on the York River.