THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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It was a strategic location for the war plan.
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He wanted to let his troops rest.
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His troops would board ships to go to Canada.
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He was looking for a place to hide.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hopelessly trapped at Yorktown, Virginia, British General Lord Cornwallis surrenders 8, 000 British soldiers and seamen to a larger Franco-American force, effectively bringing an end to the American Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -General Lord Cornwallis surrendering his sword and his army to General George Washington and the Continental and French armies after the final battle of the Revolutionary War on October 19, 1781 in Yorktown, Virginia.
Detailed explanation-4: -August 1, 1781-Cornwallis occupies Yorktown, planning to use the port as his base for resupply as he continues his Virginia campaign.