Define each term in your own words in 2 sentences. Kings Mountain
Yorktown
Treaty of Paris
manumission

Kings mountain: Incorporated on February 11, 1874, Kings Mountain takes its name from the historical Revolutionary battle fought five miles south, thus bringing meaning to our motto "The Historical City." This battle was very important in early American history, being proclaimed "the turning point of the American Revolution" by Thomas Jefferson.

Yorktown: A village in SE Virginia: scene of the surrender (1781) of the British under Cornwallis to the Americans under Washington at the end of the War of American Independence.

Treaty of paris: In the Treaty of Paris, the British Crown formally recognized American independence and ceded most of its territory east of the Mississippi River to the United States, doubling the size of the new nation and paving the way for westward expansion.

Manumission: In 1782, they allowed individual slaveholders to once again manumit slaves through a will or deed. Many took advantage of the law and thousands of slaves were freed.

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