THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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Their forces were trapped at sea, with French and American troops on land cutting off their supplies
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Their army was stuck in a valley between American troops on one hill and French troops on another
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c. Their forces were trapped on a peninsula between American troops on land and French ships at sea
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Franco-American siege exhausted the British army’s supplies of food and ammunition. With no hope for escape, Cornwallis agreed to the terms of Washington’s Articles of Capitulation, signing the document at Moore House on October 19.
Detailed explanation-2: -Surrounded by enemy fire, and blocked from receiving aid by the French fleet that had arrived in Chesapeake Bay, Cornwallis was trapped.
Detailed explanation-3: -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. Lord Cornwallis was one of the most capable British generals of the American Revolution.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why did the British surrender to the Americans in the Battle of Yorktown in 1781? The British were outnumbered and cut off from reinforcement or retreat by sea.