One of those things “everybody knows” is that the October 1781 surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown marked “the end” of the American Revolution. Well, Yorktown certainly marked the point where Parliament and the British public said, “Your Majesty, enough!” We were going to be a country, but what sort of country was very much in doubt. Would it include the original 13 colonies? Including their western land claims? The portion we actually held…
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