THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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America would become a free country
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The British would surrender
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The Revolutionary War would soon end
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All of the Above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Continental Army’s victory at the Siege of Yorktown prompted the British government to negotiate an end to the conflict. Surrender of Lord Cornwallis by John Trumbull, depicts the British surrendering to Benjamin Lincoln, flanked by French (left) and American troops.
Detailed explanation-3: -Clearly, the ultimate historically significant event for Yorktown is the victory of General George Washington’s Army over the British Army. Lord Cornwallis surrendered, on ground known today as Surrender Field, October 19, 1781, effectively ended the American Revolution.