Why was America’s victory at Yorktown among the most significant battles of the American Revolution?
It made the British realize they were fighting a lost cause and soon after, they conceded the war.
It forced colonists who had so far remained neutral to pick a side and enlist in the war.
It helped the Continental Army remove all British barracks from New Jersey.
It helped secure France’s military and financial aid for the American cause.
It was the colonists’ first victory against the British during the Revolution.
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Why was America’s victory at Yorktown among the most significant battles of the American Revolution?
It made the British realize they were fighting a lost cause and soon after, they conceded the war.
It forced colonists who had so far remained neutral to pick a side and enlist in the war.
It helped the Continental Army remove all British barracks from New Jersey.
It helped secure France’s military and financial aid for the American cause.
It was the colonists’ first victory against the British during the Revolution.
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lieutenantgeneral · Answer

Yorktown was a major American victory, with two American armies pursuing the British Army to a small peninsula. The British believed that they would be resupplied and reinforced by sea, but the French Navy arrived in support of the small American Navy and prevented arrival of British ships. The large British force sued for peace and the King was finally convinced by his advisors and Parliament that the costly war must be ended. In simpler terms, Yorktown is where America became free of foreign rule.