VICTORY AT YORKTOWN In 1780 the Patriots received major help

VICTORY AT YORKTOWN

In 1780 the Patriots received major help from the French You’re welcome

French warships arrived at Newport, Rhode Island Carrying thousands of French troops under the command of Comte de Rochambeau

Bon Jour

Rochambeau joined forces with Washington in northern New York

Lafayette had already backed British General Cornwallis into Yorktown, trapping him on a peninsula

LAFAYETTE

Washington and Rochambeau came down from the north FRENCH FLEET

The French fleet sailed off the coast, completing the trap

Siege an attempt to force surrender by blocking the movement of people or goods into or out of a place

Cornwallis and the British ran low on supplies and in October of 1781 they surrendered

Yay !

Boo !

THE TREATY OF PARIS Terms: British

Americans

Recognized the United States as an independent nation

Promised to pay British merchants what they owed

Agreed to remove all troops from American soil

Return property taken from Loyalists

Gave U.S. fishing rights off coast of Canada

Months after the war ended the Continental Army was still camped in New York Many soldiers were unhappy because they believed they were owed back pay There was talk of an attack on Congress

Once again showing his leadership skills, Washington talked to both the soldiers and Congress and restored calm

chillax In 1783 Washington formally retired and returned to his home in Mt. Vernon, Virginia where he planned to live with his family and oversee his farm.