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1781
Jan. 17.... The Patriots won the
victory at Cowpens.
March 15.... Cornwallis clashed
with Greene at Guilford Courthouse.
Sept. 5... A French fleet
inflicted great damage on a British navy at
Chesapeake Bay
Oct. 19... Cornwallis' forces
surrendered at York Town
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1782
March 20... King
George's chief minister
resigned
Nov. 30... the
Americans and British signed a preliminary
peace treaty in Paris
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1783
April 15... Congress
ratified the preliminary peace
treaty
Sept. 3... the United
States and Great Britain signed the final
peace treaty in Paris
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Causes
In 1763 Great Britain
was at its height in power in North
America. The treaty that ended the war
gave the British most of France's land.
The land stretched from the Appalachian
Mountains to the Mississippi River and a
lot of Canada. A lot of the Americans were
proud to be part of the British Empire,
which happened to be the most powerful
empire at that time. The war began as
Americans rebelled against the heavy
taxation and control of the British. The
colonists wanted a home of their own. A
home and land that they had control
of.
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