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EMERGENCE OF USA

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT

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After the Siege of Yorktown, the war continued in Europe and North America for another two years:-Native American groups and American settlers clashed in the area west of the Appalachian Mountains.-France and Spain continued to fight Great Britain in Europe.-The British still controlled New York City, and British troops still outnumbered the American troops.What does this list of events infer about the Revolutionary War?
A
The British army and the Confederate Army were the only armies that fought.
B
The war ended when the British surrendered at Yorktown.
C
The war was fought only on American soil.
D
The war did not end with one major battle.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Outnumbered and outfought during a three-week siege in which they sustained great losses, British troops surrendered to the Continental Army and their French allies. This last major land battle of the American Revolution led to negotiations for peace with the British and the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

Detailed explanation-2: -The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war’s expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -The French navy entered the war fighting off the British along the American coast. French soldiers helped to reinforce the continental army at the final battle of Yorktown in 1781.

Detailed explanation-4: -The surrender of Montreal on September 8, 1760, signaled an end to all major military operations between Britain in France in North America during the French and Indian War.

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