I found out all of the details today. In one of my earlier blogs, I claimed that we were free, but that was not completely true. Now, it is! On October 19, 1781, The Battle of Yorktown took place. The Patriots won this battle. Also, on this date, General Cornwallis sent a soilder, a drummer, and a white flag of surrender over to General Washington. It was finally over. No more fighting, no more battle deaths. Everybody was shocked, but completely and utterly overjoyed. The whole country is in a wave of happiness.
PHOTO: The British Surrender
SOURCES:
"American Revolution." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2011. Web. 15 Nov. 2011.
<http://www.school.eb.com/eb/article-229882>.
Deverell, William and Deborah G. White. United States History. Austin, Texas, United States Of America: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2008. Print.
Surrender of Lord Cornwallis, The. Photograph. Encyclopedia Britannica. Web. 15 Nov. 2011. <http://www.school.eb.com/eb/art-71637
(for photo)
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