Question

General Charles Cornwallis was forced to surrender at Yorktown mainly

because

(A) the British failed to capture key southern ports such as Charleston

and Savannah

(B) the Hessians no longer off ered their support after Saratoga

(C) the French navy won control of the Chesapeake Bay

(D) the Spanish agreed to reinforce Washington’s army

(E) the Americans successfully recaptured New York City

Answer 1

General Charles Cornwallis was forced to surrender at Yorktown mainly
because "(C) the French navy won control of the Chesapeake Bay," since this left the British forces practically surrounded by the French and the Continental Army.