Bellringer 11-18-10 1. Turn green sheet HW in to basket. 2. Notice the date to the far right of the board. Your test is Tuesday… 3. What section of your.

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Bellringer Turn green sheet HW in to basket. 2. Notice the date to the far right of the board. Your test is Tuesday… 3. What section of your notebook do you think should you turn to next?

Battle of Yorktown What: Revolutionary War battle in Virginia where British general Cornwallis surrenders to George Washington When: 1781 Where: Yorktown, VA Significance: Forced the British to surrender and marks the end of fighting in the Revolutionary War

Treaty of Paris What: Treaty that ended the Revolutionary War When: 1783 Significance: Britain agrees to recognize the independence of the United States of America

Battle of Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris 1.Analyze the Battle of Yorktown that marked the end of fighting in the war. 2.Identify the main points of the Treaty of Paris (1783).

I. Battle of Yorktown A.Background B.Victory at Yorktown C.Treaty of Paris

I. Battle of Yorktown A.Background B.Victory at Yorktown C.Treaty of Paris

Cornwallis Surrender I have the mortification to inform your Excellency that I have been forced to give up the posts of York and Gloucester, and to surrender the troops under my command, by capitulation on the 19th inst. as prisoners of war to the combined forces of America and France.

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The World Turned Upside Down If ponies rode men and grass ate cows, And cats were chased into holes by the mouse... If summer were spring and the other way round, Then all the world would be upside down.

I. Battle of Yorktown A.Background B.Victory at Yorktown C.Treaty of Paris