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Surrender at Yorktown

Surrender at Yorktown. By: Dalyn R. http://www.wtv-/BLACKREG1.JPGzone.com/Mary/GifsadJpgs. Main Menu. WHO Was Involved?. General Cornwallis was US leader. Caption Stephen helped lead the British William Feltman wanted to attack right away. Washington was on Cornwallis's side.

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Surrender at Yorktown

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  1. Surrender at Yorktown By: Dalyn R. http://www.wtv-/BLACKREG1.JPGzone.com/Mary/GifsadJpgs

  2. Main Menu

  3. WHO Was Involved? • General Cornwallis was US leader. • Caption Stephen helped lead the British • William Feltman wanted to attack right away. • Washington was on Cornwallis's side. • General O’Hara was with Captain Stephen http://images8.fotki.com/v160/photos/1/133612/2046024/GCH-vi.jpg MAIN MENU

  4. WHERE Did It Happen? • Traveled by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Yorktown-battle took place • Cornwallis led troops across Chesapeake Bay. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/com MAIN MENU

  5. WHY Did It Happen? • Britain wanted Thomas Mkean for a important message • General Arnold blew up all patriot stuff • Cornwallis had a campaign to violate Britain southern strategy http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.history.org/history/teaching/enewsletter/volume6/images/sept/blarenberghe_surrender_lg.jpg&imgrefurl=http:// MAIN MENU

  6. WHEN Did It Happen? • October 24,1781 Cornwallis was taken from camp. • 1779to 1780 Cornwallis took his soldiers through 2 colonies • Washington was open ground to a trading post. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://cache2.artprintimages.com MAIN MENU

  7. WHAT Happened? • British army lead by General O’ Hara wanted to sneak attack the US • Cornwallis had a fleet of 90 ships and 850 soldiers • September 3,1783 Treaty of Paris (after Battle of Yorktown) http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.historyiscentral.org/HSI/images MAIN MENU

  8. OTHER Information • The British attacked from the south but the colonistswerecamped at the west. • 5,000 French soldiers joined the us. • Cornwallis thought attacking the south would win the war. • The US wanted peace with the British but they still didn’t trust each other. www.williamsburgprivatetours.com/y_tours.htm&usg26biw MAIN MENU

  9. BIBLIOGRAPHY • . Surrender At Yorktown • DalynRudesill • Works Cited • Nonperiodicals • Boehm, Dr. Richard G. Early United States. Orlando: Harcourt Brace and Company, 2000. Print. • January, Brendan. The Revoluntinary War. New York: Childrens Press, 2000. Print. • World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book, 2000. Print. • Zachary, Kent. The Story of Surrender at Yorktown. Chicago: Childdrens Press, 1989. Print. • Web sites, e-sources • “Kidport reference library.” Kidport. Social Studies, 13 Jan. 2004. Web. 14 Feb. 2011. <http://www.kidport.com///‌americanrevolutinary/.htm>. • Molineux, Will. “Yorktown.” World Book Online. N.p., 2011. Web. 14 Feb. 2011. <http://Worldbookonline.com//>. • Timothy, Brady. “Liberty The American Revolutin.” PBS. Corporate Funding, 3 Feb. 2011. Web. 14 Feb. 2011. <http://www.pbs.org/////‌html>. MAIN MENU

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