War’s End and Lasting Effects
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Four Main Factors Contribute to Patriots Win
1. British underestimated Patriots
2. British misunderstood political nature of
conflict
3. Patriots were highly motivated
4. Patriots were assisted by France
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Yorktown, Virginia (1781)
- plan to trap Cornwallis’s army
- need the help of French fleet to block the mouth
of the Chesapeake Bay (trapping the British navy)
- Trapped by both land and sea- Cornwallis
surrenders his army on October 19, 1781.
Treaty of Paris (1783)
- recognized American independence and granted
boundaries to the United States.
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British Abandon Their Allies
- most loyalists were prevented from returning
home after the war
-Native Americans were abandoned
Impacts on Women
- inspired women to seek a larger voice in
public affairs
Changes for African Americans
- Revolution inspired many slaves to demand
freedom