WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Cornwallis ’ surrender at Yorktown effectively ended the Revolutionary War. Lacking the financial resources to raise a new army, the British government appealed to the Americans for peace. Almost two years later, on September 3, 1783, the signing of the Treaty of Paris brought the war to an end.

Detailed explanation-2: -Victory at Yorktown was dependent on coordinating the movements of the American army and the French navy with near split-second precision.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -The resulting siege at Yorktown forced Cornwallis’ surrender and compelled the start of serious negotiations that ended in recognition of American independence at the Peace of Paris.