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AMERICAN ADVANTAGES
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Patriotic Spirit; fighting for a cause-freedom, independence, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness (fighting for their lives)
Geography; knew the land-Americans, such as Francis Marion (knownas Swamp Fox) were on their home ground.They knew the forests, hills and swamps.
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Help from Abroad
•90% of gunpowder secretly supplied by France
•France provided navy, money and supplies later in the war
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Help from Abroad-Men such as Lafayette (French) and von Steuben (Prussia; today’s Germany)
provided military leadership and support.
-Money came from Spain and Netherlands was crucial
Von SteubenLafayette
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LEADERSHIP:
•George Washington inspired patriotism and loyalty
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AMERICAN DISADVANTAGES:
•Cont. Army had not more than 20,000 troops (soldiers enlisted for 6 months or a year)
•Men were not trained for battle
•Food shortages
•Lack of money
•No working government
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•Had financial resources- funds were used to hire Hessian
mercenaries to fight the Americans. (These foreigners were viewed as hired killers)
•Strongest government in the world
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Professional army 50,000 British 30,000 Hessians 30, 000 American Loyalists
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British navy dominated the seas
British military best in the world-soldiers were well-trained, well-equipped,well-disciplined
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BRITISH DISADVANTAGES
•Poor leadership – second rate generals
•Britain was fighting in other countries too
•Overconfidence
•Did not know geography of the land
•3,000 miles from home (hard to get supplies across the ocean)
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On paper, America should NOT have won the War.
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•Britain had no allies; we DID!
•Large scale support of Loyalists to Britain was never received
•3,000 miles that separated England from the colonies took 4-12 weeks; troops arrived sick and weary and most of the horses died in transit
•Patriots had HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE