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How did the Continental Army defeat Cornwallis at Yorktown? |
Lafayette's troops, Washington and Rochambeau's army, and the French gleet surrounded the British by land and water around the Yorktown peninsula. Cornwallis was trapped! American and French forces laid siege to the British until Cornwallis surrendered. |
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Who represented the United States at the peace treaty talks in Paris 1783? |
Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and John Adams |
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What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris 1783? |
.Great Britain recognized the U.S. as an independent nation. .Britain promised to withdraw all their troops from America territory. .Britain gave Americans fishing rights to the waters off the coast of nearby Canada .The United States promised to pay British merchants what they owed and advise the new states to return property taken from Loyalists. |
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Why did the Americans win the American Revolution, defeating the powerful Great Britain? |
.They fought on their own land. .Americans knew the land. .The Americans used wilderness fighting skills and guerilla warfare tactics. .Help from other countries and foreign people contributed to their victory. .The Americans were very determined and dedicated to winning. |
