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Why was americas victory at yorktown among rhe most significant battles of the american revolutiin

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The significance was that this was somewhat of a checkmate. They cornered British soldiers in Yorktown, and with all American and French soldiers surrounding them, they were left with no choice but surrender. This surrender signaled the end of the Revolutionary War.
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