USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The overall plan was to capture New York and then move up the Hudson River Valley to meet another British force advancing from Canada, and thereby sever the troublesome New England colonies from what was widely believed in London as the more reasonable southern provinces.

Detailed explanation-2: -Washington was correct that the British intended to capture New York City and gain control of the Hudson River, a victory that would divide the rebellious colonies in half.

Detailed explanation-3: -Virginia | Sep 28-Oct 19, 1781. 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-4: -This year marked the beginning of government under the Articles of Confederation as well as the surrender of British armed forces in the American Revolution.