1. By: Hamdi Ali 8B 3-17-2015

2. Vocabulary Words o Capitulation: The act of Surrender. o Alliance: An agreement between two nations or people to work together. o Militias: Group of citizens who were organized to fight but were not professional soldiers.

3. Vocabulary Continued 1 o Reinforcements: Additional troops that increase strength. o Continental Congress: Delegates from 13 colonies that issued Declaration of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation.

4. Vocabulary Continued 2 o Blockading: A military preventing goods from entering and leaving a region.

5. How did the world turn upside down? o Cornwallis didn’t attend the ceremony, instead he sent a substitute.( Eyewitness to history) o General O’Hara.( Eyewitness to history)

6. What was the “Dangerous Move”? o Congress declaring independence.( Ann) o If revolution failed, Britain would execute many who took part in it.( Ann)

7. How did France come to the Rescue? o They helped Washington fight Britain.( Ann) o France saved many colonist.( Ann)

8. Why did the war turn South? o Neither side could get a clear advantage over the other.( Ann) o British decided to focus on Southern Colonies.( Ann)

9. Why is Cornwallis on the run? o He fought George Washington’s forces.( Ann) o Retreated into North Carolina.( Ann)

10. Who set up the trap and why? o George Washington set up the trap.( Ann) o To capture Charles Cornwallis.( Ann)

11. What was Yorktown Under Siege? o Battle of Yorktown.( Ann) o France and George Washington cooperate to siege Yorktown.( Ann)

12. What’s the “Glorious Event”? o British officer waving a handkerchief to Washington. o Which meant that the British surrender.

13. What was the Continental Congress? o Issued Declaration of Independence.( Ann) o Framed Articles of Confederation.( Ann)

14. What was the Treaty of Paris? o Ended Revolutionary War.( History) o Recognized American Independence.( History)

15. Who used the York River and why? o Charles Cornwallis and his troops.( Ann) o Tried to escape to Gloucester.( Ann)

16. What did Cornwallis and George Washington have to do with each other? o Were enemies and both leaders.( Ann) o Cornwallis fought for Britain.( Ann) o George Washington fought for the United States.( Ann)

17. Video o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O 8Xs4T1bREg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O 8Xs4T1bREg o Citation: Rswarts.” C Lord Cornwallis Surrender to George Washington”. www.youtube.com. Youtube. Sep 28, 2011. March 17, 2015. www.youtube.com

18. Citations o “ The British Surrender at Yorktown, 1781”. Eyewitness to history. www.eyewitnesshistory.com. 2002. www.eyewitnesshistory.com o Heinriches, Ann.” The Surrender of Cornwallis”. Minneapolis: Compass Point Books, 2007. o History.” Treaty of Paris”. www.history.com. History. 2015.March 9, 2015.www.history.com

19. Picture Citations o History. http://cdn.history.com/sites/2/2014/02/treaty-of- paris-H.jpeg. March 16, 2015. http://cdn.history.com/sites/2/2014/02/treaty-of- paris-H.jpeg o The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. http://media- 3.web.britannica.com/eb-media/21/143621-004- 6AA30747.jpg. November 26, 2014. March 17, 2015.http://media- 3.web.britannica.com/eb-media/21/143621-004- 6AA30747.jpg o https://encrypted- tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS_OMta2v6c WgcRJyy-w4aCuZXIgQDsbbFez-Mzb0lueOFv-7Ry1A.https://encrypted- tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS_OMta2v6c WgcRJyy-w4aCuZXIgQDsbbFez-Mzb0lueOFv-7Ry1A o March 16, 2015.