2. General Cornwallis British general and colonial governor, served with distinction in American Revolution, won battle of Brandywine, captured Philadelphia in 1777 and Charleston in 1780, forced to surrender to Washington at Yorktown in 1781 ending the war.

3. 1781 - Victory at Yorktown British army gets trapped between American army and the ocean French navy prohibited British fleet from re- supplying or British from escaping American and French artillery pound Cornwallis ’ forces With no way to escape or re- supply British surrender

4. Battle of Yorktown—1781 French blockade aided this final battle Escape for the British was impossible British General Cornwallis faced American forces approximately twice his size John Paul Jones

5. Yorktown

6. Battle of Yorktown

8. Yorktown Approximately 8,700 British troops surrendered Pinned in by American and French Naval fleets General Benjamin Lincoln accepted the surrender sword British bands played “The World has Turned Upside Down”

9. Surrender at Yorktown American Band plays “Yankee Doodle” British Band played “The World Turned Upside Down”

10. Treaty of Paris September 1783 England recognized independence of the United States Northern border between U.S. and Canada set Mississippi River boundary between U.S. and Spanish territory Florida given to Spain England agreed to withdraw troops from U.S. territory

11. 1783: The Treaty of Paris officially ends the Revolutionary War The Treaty of Paris