THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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It took nearly two years for all the countries involved to sign peace treaties.
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Lafayette wanted to keep fighting.
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Some of Washington’s officers wanted to quit.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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. Almost two years later, on September 3, 1783, the signing of the Treaty of Paris brought the war to an end.
Detailed explanation-2: -27. Why did British and American diplomats take nearly two years to conclude a peace treaty after the British surrendered at Yorktown? France and Spain stalled, hoping for some major naval victory or territorial conquest before the official peace.
Detailed explanation-3: -British forces were cut off from their supply lines, and-running out of ammunition, suffering high casualties-Cornwallis attempted to evacuate his troops. The evacuation was thwarted by stormy weather, however. On October 17, Cornwallis was forced to seek a truce and cease-fire to negotiate his army’s surrender.
Detailed explanation-4: -Cornwallis returned to India for a second term as governor-general in 1805, but died shortly after his arrival and was buried in Calcutta.