
Revolutio
Independence HS
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Transcript
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