1. Chapter 6: The American Revolution Lesson 4: The Final Years

2. Victory at Yorktown

3. Charles Cornwallis
George Washington
Marquis de Layfette
Anthony Wayne
Washington sent Lafayette and General Anthony Wayne to fight Cornwallis at Yorktown.

4. Comte de Rochambeau
In 1780, French general, Comte de Rochambeau arrived in Rhode Island with 5,000 French troops (but were blocked by British ships) in an effort to attack New York.

5. Washington was waiting for the second French fleet when he heard Adm
Washington was waiting for the second French fleet when he heard Adm. Francois de Grasse was going to Virginia instead of New York. He quickly set out for Yorktown.
Francois de Grasse

6. George
Washington
Comte
de Rochambeau
Washington ordered Lafayette, Rochambeau, and De Grasse to all meet him at Yorktown.
Marquis
de Layfette
Francois
de Grasse

7. The secret attack worked
The secret attack worked. General Cornwallis and his 7,500 troops were surrounded.

8. The Battle of Yorktown did not end the war, but it was near the beginning of the end as the British realized it was no longer worth the fight.

9. Independence Achieved

10. Treaty of Paris 1783 This treaty ended the war officially.
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay were representatives for the United States.
This treaty forced the British to recognize the United States as an independent nation.

11. Treaty of Paris 1783
The United States got all of the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River and from Canada to Florida.
The British promised to remove all of their troops.

12. Farewell, Washington
In December of 1783, George Washington resigned from the Army now that the war was over.
”With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take my leave of you.”
- General George Washington

13. How did the Americans win?
Fought at home and for a life and death cause
Used “guerilla warfare” and ambushes
Help from France and Spain
Britain relied on sea support too much
Britain could seize cities, but could not control them

14. “Men are born and remain free and equal in rights.”
The American Revolution inspired the French (1789) and Haitain (1804) Revolutions.