Question

the battle of yorktown is significant in the american revolution because a it was there that the \shot heard round the world\ was fired. b it marked the only time washington was ever defeated in battle. c the british victory there succeeded in dividing george washingtons colonial army into two parts. d the british army surrendered after being surrounded there, marking the end of fighting in the war.

Explanation:

The Battle of Yorktown was the last major land - battle of the American Revolutionary War. The British army, under Cornwallis, was surrounded and forced to surrender, effectively ending major combat operations in the war. The "shot heard 'round the world" was fired at Lexington and Concord. Washington was not defeated at Yorktown. And there was no such British victory of dividing Washington's army at Yorktown.

Answer:

D. the British Army surrendered after being surrounded there, marking the end of fighting in the war.