Question

victory at yorktown
when the continental army arrived in yorktown, the british were forced
to surrender.

battle of yorktown:

• french and patriot fleets surrounded 8,000 british troops
• washington wanted general cornwallis to surrender
• british troops were trapped by land and sea
• cornwallis surrendered on october 19, 1781
• marked the official end of the revolutionary war

in the battle of yorktown, french and patriot fleets
surrounded how many british troops?
8,000
2,000
5,000

Explanation:

From the provided information about the Battle of Yorktown, it is stated that "French and Patriot fleets surrounded 8,000 British troops". So we refer to this fact to answer the question.

Answer:

8,000 (the option with "8,000" as the text, e.g., if the first option is labeled with 8,000, then it's the correct one. Based on the given info, the correct number of British troops surrounded is 8,000)