American Revolution
How Did America Win?
The odds
America
few men
little experience
low on weapons/ supplies
knew the land well
had an ally
Wanted it badly
Britain
Many men
lots of experience
had the newest weapons/ supplies.
did not know the land well
strongest in the world
were not convinced that the win would be good for GB
They fought on their home soil.
Since the revolution was in the colonies the colonial army knew their land they had better advantages during battles. Also since it was fought in America Britain had to travel across the whole Atlantic Ocean to send troops and supplies which was expensive and took time.
Had More pride (patriotism)
The Americans have a reason to be fighting. They wanted this so bad and would whatever it takes to be Britain. British on the other hand did not care. King George tried to convince his solders that beating america would be a good thing for their country.
George Washington
The colonial army had George Washington which was a huge advantage for America. George Washington was an excellent commander and helped the colonial army greatly with him. George Washington had a ton of experience in battles and he led us to victory in many wars. George Washington was known as the commander of chief of the colonies.
The ally France
France for some reason decided they were cooler than Great Britain so they sent two French high ranking officers which helped the us with training and commanding the US troops. France also sent supplies to the colonies which was good because they had little supplies, they also sent some average troops to help the US. This helped the US win some key battles. Then later to victory.
French solders helping
France Flag before their revolution
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Pircture Of what France looked like at the time
Who is king george III
king George was the ruler of Great Britain at the time and was the one sending all the troops and controlled anything and everything that the British did.
Why was this win for america good for other countries?
This was big because it inspired other countries to gain independence for themselves. Especially since America were such underdogs. One example was France. The poor fought the rich in that country and later leading to everyone being equal and having independence of their own.
The American Revolution in 5 breathtaking minutes!