THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
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Question
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French ships allowed Cornwallis to be surrounded by land and sea.
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They cut off British supplies.
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The British couldn’t receive needed troop support.
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All of the above.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The success of the French fleet in gaining control of the Chesapeake Bay prevented Cornwallis from receiving reinforcements and helped ensure that Washington could use the bay to transport troops and supplies to Yorktown.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Battle of Yorktown proved to be the decisive engagement of the American Revolution. The British surrender forecast the end of British rule in the colonies and the birth of a new nation-the United States of America.
Detailed explanation-3: -The year 1781 found a large squadron of British troops led by Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia. Cornwallis hoped to keep his men in the Chesapeake town until fresh supplies and reinforcements could arrive from Britain. The French and the Americans conspired to capture the British before that could happen.