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Surrender of Yorktown
The French assistance allows Washington to trap Cornwalace at York-
town. Washington’s siege begins September of 1781. On October 17
1881, two years to the day after Saratoga, the British surrender. Lord
Cornwalace himself is to embarrassed to give up by himself.
Peace of Paris
Parliament refusal to continue the war comes Feb 1781. John Jain, John
Adams and Ben Franklin. We fear that France will barter away our ter-
ritory so we make a separate peace with Britain. The terms of this
treaty were the Americans get recognition, the English admit America
is a separate nation, we get land all the way to the mississippi river.
The British get the ability to collect debts we won’t stand in their way.
And the second thing they get American territory. Nothing is said or
done about the Indians.
Articles of Confederation.
John Dickinson