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In 1780, events took place that changed the direction of the American Revolution. In July, French arrived. They appeared off of the city of Newport in . They were lead by the French commander Comte de . They met up with the leader of the Continental Army, General , north of New York City. They awaited the arrival of another fleet of French ships. When these reinforcements came, the two commanders planned to attack a British army base, which was under the command of General .
In 1781, General Washington sent Anthony Wayne and Marquis de down to help in the Southern fight. Soon, Washington learned that the second French fleet would arrive much farther south than planned. He decided to change his plan of attack, or . He kept this plan a in order to surprise the enemy.
Washington and Rochambeau marched out of the state of south toward Virginia. Lafayette and Wayne had British general trapped there in the city of . The British leader could not escape because the city was on a , a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water. His escape by ocean was stopped by the second French fleet, which was stationed in . The British were trapped. The Americans and French began blocking the movement of people and goods, which is known as a . Soon after, they began an attack on Yorktown. Cornwallis could see his position was hopeless, and soon .
1. In 1780, events took place that changed the direction of the American Revolution. In July, French arrived.
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Name: Class: Date: The American Revolution: Guided Reading Lesson 4: The Final Years
2. They appeared off of the city of Newport in .
3. They were lead by the French commander Comte de .
4. They met up with the leader of the Continental Army, General , north of New York City.
5. They awaited the arrival of another fleet of French ships. When these reinforcements came, the two commanders planned to attack a British army base, which was under the command of General .
6. In 1781, General Washington sent Anthony Wayne and Marquis de down to help in the Southern fight.
7. Soon, Washington learned that the second French fleet would arrive much farther south than planned. He decided to change his plan of attack, or .
8. He kept this plan a in order to surprise the enemy.
9. Washington and Rochambeau marched out of the state of south toward Virginia.
10. Lafayette and Wayne had British general trapped there in the city of . (When answering online, separate your answers with a comma and one space.)
11. The British leader could not escape because the city was on a , a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water.
12. His escape by ocean was stopped by the second French fleet, which was stationed in .
13. The British were trapped. The Americans and French began blocking the movement of people and goods, which is known as a .
14. Soon after, they began an attack on Yorktown. Cornwallis could see his position was hopeless, and soon