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Victory at Yorktown

Victory at Yorktown. Pgs. 314-316. The British Fear the Americans. When the British learned that the French had joined with the Americans, the British quickly moved their attacks from the northern colonies to the southern colonies.

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Victory at Yorktown

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  1. Victory at Yorktown Pgs. 314-316

  2. The British Fear the Americans • When the British learned that the French had joined with the Americans, the British quickly moved their attacks from the northern colonies to the southern colonies. • The British hoped that the greater Loyalist support in the south would help to defeat the Patriots once and for all.

  3. The British Gain Power • With the help of Loyalists, the British army captured Charleston, South Carolina, in 1780. • The British then marched through North Carolina and then into Virginia. • By late summer of 1781, British General Charles Cornwallis set up camp at Yorktown, Virginia. (See map p. 311)

  4. Benedict Arnold – Traitor! • During 1781 the fighting centered in Virginia. • Benedict Arnold, a former Continental army officer, attacked colonial towns in Virginia. • He had given the plans of the American fort at West Point, New York to the British in exchange for money and a high rank in the British army.

  5. The Move to Defeat the British • The British received supplies at Yorktown located on the Chesapeake Bay. • The French and Continentals moved quickly to defeat the British at Yorktown. • The French soldiers joined the Continentals near New York City, and together marched to Virginia and surrounded Yorktown.

  6. The Move to Defeat the British • The French navy took control of the Chesapeake Bay cutting off supplies to the British. • The British were trapped from all sides. • The Battle at Yorktown continued for two weeks.

  7. The British Surrender! • General Cornwallis surrendered on October 19, 1781. • The British marched out of Yorktown and laid down their weapons in a field. • Even though the war went on for two more years, the Battle at Yorktown was the last major battle of the American Revolution.

  8. The British are Defeated! • With the victory at Yorktown, the Patriots proved to King George III and the world that the United States of America was a free and independent nation.

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