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Grade 5
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Unit 4: The Fight for Independence
Chapter 10: The American Revolution
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British Advance in the South

In 1780, British forces closed in on , South Carolina. Nearly the entire army was lost. Francis Marion and were successful at leading small bands of patriots against the British in South Carolina between 1778 and 1781.

Victory at Yorktown

James Armistead, a servant for British General , was actually a Continental spy. Armistead gave false information to Cornwallis that allowed Washington to lead American and French troops to victory at , Virginia. On October 19, 1781, Cornwallis and the Revolutionary War ended.

Treaty of Paris

talks between the Americans and the British began in April 1782. With the signing of the on September 3, 1783, the United States was given its independence. Many fled the United States. The Iroquois Confederacy lost a large part of their land, and many Iroquois left the United States for .

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