Hopelessly trapped at Yorktown, Virginia, British General
Lord Cornwallis surrendered 8,000 British soldiers and
seamen to a larger Franco-American force on October
19, 1781, effectively bringing an end to the American
Revolution.
ED DANAHUE
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Archaeologists at George Washington’s Mount Vernon have
discovered dozens of glass jars filled with fruit preserves in
the cellar of the historic Northern Virginia home that "likely
haven’t seen the light of day since before the American
Revolution."
A press release Friday said Twenty-nine of the 35 bottles
remain intact, and all contain either cherries, gooseberries
or currants.
On January 14, 1784, the Continental Congress ratified the Treaty
of Paris (above), ending the War for Independence.
In the document, which was known as the Second Treaty of Paris because the Treaty of Paris was also the name of the agreement
that had ended the Seven Years’ War in 1763, Britain officially
agreed to recognize the independence of its 13 former colonies
as the new United States of America.
In addition, the treaty settled the boundaries between the United
States and what remained of British North America.
Hopelessly trapped at Yorktown, Virginia, British General
Lord Cornwallis surrendered 8,000 British soldiers and
seamen to a larger Franco-American force, effectively
bringing an end to the American Revolution.
