History True/False Chapter 8 Part 10
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- On August 22, George and Rochambeau started marching to York town while Grasse set sail from West Indies
- True
- Then he returned to his home and Martha and her grandchildren for Christmas
- True
- Throughout the states the people thought the surrender meant the end of the long war
- True
- In April Cornwallis left for Virginia where Benedict Arnold was, they joined in Petersburg
- False
- On July 7, they entered Yorktown where he wanted to gather people to lead on a conquest of the southern states, but another general far away would not join him and Cornwallis had only 7,000 men
- True
- Two days later Cornwallis surrendered the entire army to Washington
- False
- Washington chose to lead the Americans against Cornwallis was because of Major General Nathaniel Grene, who was an expert strategist and his men loved him
- True
- Greene was always the one to retreat against Cornwallis, but Cornwallis lost more men
- False
- It took two years for the British to formally acknowledge the independence, and on September 25, 1784 all of the soldiers evacuated New York City and he led troops there
- True
- In Autumn of 1781 Greene was able to push British forces in South Carolina into Charleston and made Cornwallis, with only 1,400 troops into Wilmington, North Carolina
- False
- In Summer of 1782 Washington received news King Louis of France had sent 20 ships to Americans and they had sailed fist to West Indies picked up 3,000 men and 4 more ships and then sent a messenger to Washington to discuss weather to attack Clinton's army or Cornwallis' army and agreed on Cornwallis and would not let Clinton know it
- True
- Clinton sent no men to Yorktown because of false reports
- True
- Cornwallis was in a dangerous position with no way to escape and was in a siege for two weeks and on October 17, 1781 Cornwallis surrendered
- True
- The colonists only stayed in army for George Washington and freedom
- True
- The Congress had learned a lesson and let George Washington now pick the generals because he really understood war
- True
- At a farewell meal with his officers he lifted his wineglass in a toast. "With a heart full love and gratitude I now take my leave of you. I most devoutly wish that your later days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable."
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- On September 5, the French met 16 ships on Cape Charles which they defeated and Yorktown no longer had a navy to protect it