THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
END OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cornwallis has thrown up a series of redoubts on the outskirts of Yorktown while the majority of his men hunker down in the town. With the help of French engineers, American and French troops begin to dig a series of parallel trenches, which bring troops and artillery close enough to inflict damage on the British.
Detailed explanation-2: -In early October, approximately 17, 000 American and French troops led by Generals George Washington and Jean-Baptiste Rochambeau, respectively, surrounded British-occupied Yorktown.
Detailed explanation-3: -Size of the armies at the Battle of Yorktown: 8, 800 American troops, 7, 800 French troops and 6, 000 British and German troops.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.