Why did Washington decide to attack the British at Yorktown?

DeGrasse was coming up Chesapeake Bay instead of New York. This allowed Washington to change his plans.

What three groups would meet for the attack?

*Lafayette *Washington-Rochambeau *DeGrasse

By the end of the Siege of Yorktown, how may British and Hessian troops had been trapped by how many American and French troops

A-F 14,000 troops B-H 7,500 troops

What decision did the British make after the Patriot victory at Yorktown?

It was too costly to continue fighting the Patriots.

Who represented the United States in the Paris peace talks?

*Benjamin Franklin *John Adams *John Jay

Why were the American soldiers angry with Congress after the British surrendered?

Congress would not pay money owed the soldiers for fighting or promise to fund their pensions.

How did Washington end the threat of American soldiers refusing to disband?

By asking the soldiers to be patient and for Congress to do the right thing and pay for pensions and monies owed.

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In 1780 George Washington camped north of New York City waiting to attack whose army?	General Clinton's army
Who commanded the British army at Yorktown, VA?	Cornwallis
Why did Washington decide to attack the British at Yorktown?	DeGrasse was coming up Chesapeake Bay instead of New York. This allowed Washington to change his plans.
What three groups would meet for the attack?	Lafayette Washington-Rochambeau *DeGrasse
By the end of the Siege of Yorktown, how may British and Hessian troops had been trapped by how many American and French troops	A-F 14,000 troops B-H 7,500 troops
When did Cornwallis surrender?	October 19, 1781
What decision did the British make after the Patriot victory at Yorktown?	It was too costly to continue fighting the Patriots.
Who represented the United States in the Paris peace talks?	Benjamin Franklin John Adams *John Jay
Where could the Americans fish after the treaty?	Off the coast of Canada.
Why were the American soldiers angry with Congress after the British surrendered?	Congress would not pay money owed the soldiers for fighting or promise to fund their pensions.
How did Washington end the threat of American soldiers refusing to disband?	By asking the soldiers to be patient and for Congress to do the right thing and pay for pensions and monies owed.
Who said farewell to his officers in Manhattan on December 4, 1783?	George Washington
What did Washington do after he resigned from the army?	Retired to Mount Vernon
What did the British have to transport thousands of miles?	Troops and supplies
What did the British have difficulty controlling?	The countryside.
What two countries contributed to the American victory?	France and Spain.
Influenced by the American and French revolutions, who led the fight for independence for Saint Dominique?	Toussaint-Louverture.

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