American Revolution Advantages

The Revolutionary War was fought by two sides, those being the British and the American colonists, fighting for whether the colonies would remain under British rule, or become their own independent country, and they both had advantages and disadvantages over the other. The Americans were eventually victorious, forming what is known today as the United States of America. It will be discussed in this essay just what advantages and disadvantages each side had, and how these played into the eventual outcome of victory for the colonists.

As the war began, it seemed that the British possessed a greater advantage over the unprepared American rebels. The population odds alone were about three British to every one American rebel with around 7.5 million British soldiers against around 2.5 million American colonists. When it came to wealth and military power, the British were in favor. In addition to having a much greater amount of soldiers, the British soldiers were professional trained when compared to the minute amount of poorly trained American militia. While numerous and highly trained, the British also had the necessary money to equip their soldiers with the necessary ammunition, clothes, training, etc. The American soldiers, on the other hand, suffered from lack of supplies, lack of money, no leadership, and the difficult weather conditions. Recruiting, supplying, training, equipping, and paying soldiers were monumental challenges, especially for a nation that was barely forming its first governments. Due to the lack of money, there was a lack of supplies for the soldiers who rarely received their pay

The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783. It was an event that pushed for the separation of England’s North American colonies from Great Britain, which led to the formation of the United States of America. The revolution was revolutionary because it brought about radical ideas and changes in American society about women rights, changes in social classes, and the abolishment of slavery. After the American revolution, there was an increase in people's attention to political matters and made issues of liberty and equality especially important. Document 2 is The Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America that was written by Thomas Paine to confront the King that they want to declare independence.

The war seemed to separate the colonists into three separate groups. Ones that were loyal to Britain, which were called “loyalists”. Most loyalists had “business ties” with Britain and saw being on Britain’s side of the war as being “defenders”. While other loyalists despised those that rebelled and assumed their reason to rebel was to obtain more money from the empire. The second group was with George Washington called the “Patriots”, who were fighting for the freedom from Britain, and the third group were people that were trying to go about their lives and not get involved in the war. Though slaves were asked to participate in the war, most went to Britain’s side in exchange for freedom. In 1775, Washington and his army win the battle at Saratoga and this ultimately wins over France as an

The British enrolled about fifty thousand American Loyalists and enlisted the services of many Indians, who though unreliable, who fair-weather fighters, inflamed long stretches of the frontier”(135). This extra help from colonists, Loyalist, hessians, and the Indians only add to the army creating a bigger advantage towards the colonists. Even though they did not win it can said that the British seemed to have a bigger lead on the colonists. Colonists presented themselves as weak and disorganized, where one would presume that they wouldn’t win at all, “Yet the American rebels were badly organized for war. From the earliest days, they had been almost fatally lacking in unity, and a new nation lurched forward uncertainly like an uncoordinated centipede”(136). Organization is important for the colonists because they are competing against a well-developed and trained army.

During the American Revolution, The British and the American colonists had many difficulties and challenges to overcome. Both sides had great disadvantages and advantages, but the in the end the colonists had the most advantages and won their independence from the British. Some of the most important reasons the colonists won was that they were fighting on their own continent and knew the land better than the British, they received help from other European countries such as France and they had a well-experienced General; George Washington.

1. Popular Support: The Patriot Army needed support from their friends, family and strangers, so that they would feel the support of the people, and know that their nation wished them success throughout the whole war, and would do whatever it took to ensure that. America was a nation in rebellion with the civilians who were passionate about the cause. Even when they could not fight formally, they found many ways to slow the British army from progressing.Some civilians known as rebel Guerillas even went as

The American Revolution was a political separation between Britain and the original Thirteen Colonies. It occurred between the years 1765 and 1783, resulting in a lot of bloodshed and casualties. With tension building between the two powers, the revolution was a battle that formed what America is today. The Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre, and the many taxes imposed are factors to what lead the colonists to form together and fight Britain. The reason why America won against its former owner is because of the alliance with France, the knowledge of the terrain, and the determination that the soldiers had.

The American's victory in the Revolutionary war led to the newly granted Independence from Great Britain that the Americans had wanted for quite some time. Many of the settlers were tired of Great Britain controlling them, and being involved in their everyday lives (200-202). They decided to go to war with them. While they went to war, the Americans faced many challenges, one of the biggest challenges was the military. There wasn't a fully prepared army that was ready to go to war. Also many people were recruited into the army (196,215). Militiamen were used in the event of any battles against the British during the war, but militiamen were fully prepared for the effects of war due to lack of proper training. Also military performance varied

After the Americans had enough of their rights being violated, and the British would not come to an agreement of peace, the American people went to war with the British in the American Revolution. The Americans fought against the British to gain their independence, and they won for many reasons. One of the reasons why the Americans won their independence, was that they had a logistical advantage(Hedtke, et al., The American Saga). The American people did not have to send letters and wait to receive orders from across the Atlantic Ocean, and they had a better understanding of the terrain in America(Hedtke, et al., The American Saga). The delay in British communication gave the Americans the advantage of creating and executing plans quicker than the British expected. One of the most important reasons why the Americans were successful in fighting, was because George Washington, broke every rule and guideline to warfare to attack the British(Hedtke, et al., The American Saga). On December 26, 1776, George Washington in desperation surprise attacks the British army across the Delaware river, and kill the commander

The American Revolution began in 1775 as a war between the thirteen colonies in Great Britain and North America. There was a series of events that caused The American Revolution. This Revolution showed roles of woman at the time.When the war ended,and the colonies won their independence.Once the colonies won they all combined together to make the United States of America.

Even though Congress voted for independence, the British landed more troops in America, where the local militia was weakening in numbers, resulting in the moral of the soldiers to weaken, however, with minor victories, America realized they had to tire out the British, in order to win the war.

Revolutionary War Quiz The Revolution War started because the British king, King George III, was treating the colonies very poor, making unjust laws, making the colonists pay taxes for the French and Indian war, sending over soldiers to in force the laws, making the colonists house the British soldiers and the soldiers ate and drank all the colonists had. After awhile of this abuse the colonists had enough of it and they started to revolt against the British by tarring and feathering the tax collectors, making mob, throwing tea overboard British ships, Boston Tea Party, and boycotting British goods. Once the King heard of this he sent more troops and closed down the Boston Harbor and told the colonists they could not trade with the rest of

The reasons that American Revolution succeed can be summarized into several points. First, the united of thirteen colonists together with the same interest and purpose, fighting for breaking with the British Empire and the ruling of its monarchy for the good of protecting their independence equal rights and collective freedom (from the property). Second, the declare of all thirteen colonists united to end the relationship with British government in the Declaration of Independent, which reinforce colonists determination on revolution fighting for creating independent self-governing country. Third, although British had more well-trained and experienced troops and Colonies’ troops were mostly militia that were not likely to follow military rules,

The British had very few, but significant disadvantages/weaknesses. Since America was large and unfamiliar territory for them, it was troublesome to conquer and to hold territory. The British were 3,000 miles from home so it often took months for military orders, troops, and supplies to arrive from Britain after it was is sent out. And also due to distance, they couldn’t communicate with their leaders, reinforcements, and supply lines. They didn’t send their top military leaders, which caused problems. Their Red Coats and militant style made them easy targets to identify in the wilderness or on open fields. Their soldiers were fighting for a King, not for their own cause. They lacked motivation to crush the opposition from the onset of the war. They were also over-confident and cocky. Their goal was persuade the Americans to give up their claims of independence, which was an extremely rigorous objective. Also, the country had been at war for years and citizens were tired of war and war taxes.