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Colonists

British

MILITARY FACTORS

  • Poorly trained
  • Not enough supplies
  • Troops not paid
  • No significant Navy

ECONOMIC FACTORS

  • Blockades by the Royal Navy crippled trade
  • Colonial currency pretty much worthless

POLITICAL FACTORS

  • Organized & unified political system - makes running things easier
  • 1/3 of colonists supported the Crown

POLITICAL FACTORS

  • Colonial governments weren't unified/organized
  • Only 1/3 supported the Revolution

ECONOMIC FACTORS

  • Huge empire to draw on for supplies and troops

MILITARY FACTORS

  • Best trained, equipped, and professional army in the world
  • Controlled the oceans

  • Make sure to have 15 vocabulary terms under the brainstorming section
  • Don't forget to create 3-4 themes with what you've brainstormed

Complete page 12 of your study guide. This must be done BY THE END OF CLASS today

Pages 2-12 & 25 & 26 should be compete!

  • Colonists knew the land - British army didn't
  • The vast distance created major problems for the British supply lines
  • Size of the colonies meant that the British couldn't occupy the entire space at the same time

Geography

  • Colonists had Washington - considered a military genius & inspirational to the troops
  • Washington helped win Battle of Saratoga (decided to inoculate his troops)
  • British led by uninspiring generals that used traditional tactics

Military Leadership

  • Colonists fought guerilla style battles - Great Britain was used to the old-school style
  • British couldn't use their military aid
  • Rebel colonists were hard to identify - looked and acted like loyalists

Nature of Conflict

  • Colonists were committed to win - if they lost, would mean certain death
  • British worried about the rest of their empire
  • Significant resistance to the war among people in Britain

"Will to Win"

  • France allies with Colonists after Battle of Saratoga - alliance = critical
  • Spain provides some supplies and support

Allies for Colonists