What ended the American Revolution?

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Peter
Feb 12, 2016

The Battle of Yorktown.

Explanation:

That is the simple answer but in truth, the extended nature of the war was weighing heavily upon the British economy.

The logistics of distance was a losing battle all by itself for London and while England certainly could have continued the war, it would have continued to be a stalemate at best while causing England much more economic hardship than America.

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