Today marked the end of the siege of Yorktown and the surrender of Cornwallis to Washington<\/a>. \u00a0It isn\u2019t as if things just fell together and our country rose the next day, ready to enslave and slaughter as good Americans should. \u00a0The Treaty of Paris wouldn\u2019t be signed for two more years. \u00a0 But with the defeat of Cornwallis, the futility of England\u2019s continued resistance against the Colonial bid for independence became clear. \u00a0The fighting ended and the Colonists could start sorting out this victory while\u00a0their leaders begin living up to their lofty promises. \u00a0Given the fact that this came from a break with England, possibly the greatest\u00a0power in the world in those days, that wasn\u2019t bad.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s easy to look back in hindsight and say of course England lost, it was too far away, or it had bigger problems near at home, or whatever excuses we can muster to downplay the phenomenal odds that the Colonists overcame in order to achieve victory. \u00a0 Even Washington wasn\u2019t guaranteed his place in history yet. \u00a0Like most things in history, while it was happening, the outcome was still very much up for grabs. \u00a0Nonetheless, the victory on this day was hard won, and helped solidify the grab for independence that the Founding Fathers had promised.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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