American Revolution

British strengths

Population, strong, army, and navy, British had money, 1/5 Americans were loyalist, established government in place

British weaknesses

fighting 3000 miles away from home, land is unfamiliar, not everyone in England supported them

American strengths

Defending their lives, believed in the cause, home-field advantage, France, and Spain “had our backs “, George Washington’s unmatched, leadership

American weaknesses

no navy, government couldn’t tax, poorly, trained, and equipped troops, 1/5 Americans were loyalist

washington’s leadership

Inspiring, strategies kept soldiers motivated

American hardship

Lack of training, homesick, freedom, finance problems

Battle of Trenton

George Washington not fighting in winters, George Washington ferries 2400 men across Delaware River, George Washington men fought 1400 hessians, five americans wounded

Battle of Princeton

George Washington waited a few days tricked loyalist into thinking men were in camps and left house is burning

Battle of Saratoga

British came from Canada through New York to isolate New England

Valley Forge

road system impacted soldiers of supplies because of snow,lack on battle fields

British invasion on southern colonies

British invaded the south to gain loyalist support, for strong gorilla warfare resistance, which help lead to defeat

Spanish role in the war

Supplied weapons and fighting the British weakening their force

Battle of Yorktown

US and French forces trapped British leading to their surrender, ending the war

treaty of Paris 1783

Ended American Revolution recognized US as an independent country

impacts of the revolution

Established independence, inspired the rest of the world, realized freedom wasn’t free, patriotism, women question, traditional roles, natives proclamation, 1763