THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
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Question
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The British Navy defeated the French and helped the British when the war
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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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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Thus it was in 1781 when the Royal Navy, whose supremacy on the seas had been virtually unbroken since the 1670s, was challenged and defeated by a French fleet off the coast of North America.
Detailed explanation-2: -The British defeated the French. They changed the name of Fort Carillon to Fort Ticonderoga. It became an important military center in the French and Indian War. Fort Ticonderoga would also become important later, during America’s war for independence.
Detailed explanation-3: -In one of the most decisive naval battles in history, a British fleet under Admiral Lord Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar, fought off the coast of Spain.
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