Battle+of+Yorktown

= __Battle of Yorktown__ = = By: Alena, Daniella and Brandon =

Lord Charles Cornwallis

By Alena

1. One Paragraph: The Battle of Yorktown was on of the last battles between 1775-1783. Cornwallis was a British general at the end of the war. The battle of Yorktown was the last major military operation of the American Revolution during or in the 1775 - 1783. George Washington thought Cornwallis decision as a golden oppurtunity. In August 1781, a large French fleet arrived from the West Indies and blocked Cheapstake Bay. These ships had prevented ships from recieving supplies and also from escaping. The people aslo let George Washington come and trap Cornwallis on the actual peninsula. George Wahington had enough men to trap Cornwallis because a large French force led by General Jean Rochambeau had joined his army.

2. Vocabulary:

 * Yorktown: noun - A village in the southern, eastern Virginia.
 * battle: noun - a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces.
 * leadership: noun - the position or function of a leader.
 * Commander: noun - U.S. Navy. an officer ranking below a captain and above a lieutenant commander.
 * strategy: noun, plural - a plan, method, or series of maneuvers or stratagems for obtaining a specific goal or result.

3. Three Pictures:


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4. Link to Another Site: To find quotes that Lord Charles Cornwallis wrote, click on link below. []

5. Primary Source Document (text only): ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Quote from Lord Charles Cornwallis when it was the hardest fighting he said "I never saw such fighting", but then later Cornwallis declared "since god made me". === ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This quote that he had said about the war meant that the fighting was so harsh ,but something told me that god wanted and said we need to do this to solve problems. ===

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6. 10 Fun Facts:

 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The battle of Yorktown was the last major military operation of the American Revolution during or in 1775 - 1783. ===
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lord Charles Cornwallis was a general who led the British at the end of the war. ===
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The battle of Yorktown was the last major military operation of the American Revolution during or in 1775 - 1783. ===
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cornwallis was trapped on the pennuisula by George Washington and his troops.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">George Washington traveled all over the thirteen colonies.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cornwallis was an important person part of the battle.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Trapped in Yorktown Virginia.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">7. Work Cited: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">World Book Online: []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Google Images: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The work cited that I found the quote: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">By Alena

__<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif'; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">George Washington __ <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 35.4pt;">By: Brandon

=<span style="color: #fa0900; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">1. One Paragraph = <span style="background: yellow; color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">George Washington <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> was a general and commander in chief during the course of the American Revolution. Washington’s men with the help of the French forced Cornwallis and of his men to surrender, and give the colonists the freedom they deserved. Washington’s army was formed of untrained troops, but thanks to his leadership, knowledge and dedication he led his men out of Valley Forge and other hardships. This made everyone of Washington’s men stronger and more dedicated towards their independence. The <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">participation of the individual citizens <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">influenced the events by the Americans adding a bigger army. That gave them more <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">confidence which <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">motivated the colonists to defeat the British and <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">declare their freedom. =<span style="color: #ff0900; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2. Vocabulary = =<span style="color: #f0140f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">George Washington- A general of the colonists during the American Revolution. = =<span style="color: #f0140f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Surrender- To give up. = =<span style="color: #f0140f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Freedom- Having liberty and being free. = =<span style="color: #f0140f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Untrained- Not trained or prepared for something. = =<span style="color: #f0140f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Dedication- To take pride and stand by your desicions. = = 3. Pictures = =<span style="color: #f0140f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">4. Link To Another Site = []

= 5. Primary Source Document =

<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif';"> <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif';">Primary source document: <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif';"> · **// "Nothing short of independence, it appears to me, can possibly do. A peace on other terms would..... be a peace of war." //**  <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif';">This is a quote said by George Washington in 1778 · <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif';"> This quote means that the colonists aren’t giving up on their chance for freedom and they believe that they will defeat the British and get what they want.

<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif';"> <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif';">6. Facts <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif';">10 Fun Facts · <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif';">George Washington was a general during the American Revolution · <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif';"> Washington led his men of untrained troops throughout all of the 13 colonies · <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif';">Washington and his men fought the British · <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif';">General Howe was the general of the British during the American Revolution · <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif';">The French helped the colonists after the battle of Saratoga · <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif';">The British were forced to surrender by the colonists · <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif';">The British surrendered in Yorktown, V.A.   · <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif';">When both sides signed a treaty the colonists were free from the British rule · <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif';">Washington’s army was called the Continental Army · <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif';">George Washington was committed to getting his freedom <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif';"> <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif';"> <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Cooper Black','serif';">