Answer: The U.S. banana companies were never allowed ownership of the large acreage that they farmed in Honduras, since such land’s ownership was prohibited ownership to foreigners. They did have a long term arrangement for use of the land for growing/exporting bananas, but each box of bananas exported was taxed $1.00 or more.
He refused to attack Lafayette's troops in the South and he also disregarded an order and retreated to Yorktown Peninsula where he expected help from British naval ships but they did not come so he was forced to surrender.
