THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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The British was more experienced and had better equipment than the Continental Army.
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The British had a better war plan.
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The Continental Army could fight and win against the British.
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The Continental Army could not fight against the British.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Continental Army was an undisciplined, unprepared fighting force with makeshift uniforms and sloppy tactics (at least at the beginning of the war). The British Army was the world’s elite fighting force and fresh of victory of the globe-spanning Seven Years War against France and her allies.
Detailed explanation-2: -Q: How were the British Army and the Continental Army alike? The armies were similar in the sense that the Continental Army more or less copied the modus operandi of the British Army because that was the only method known to them.
Detailed explanation-3: -Controlling the Hudson River was vital to the war effort on both sides. The British held New York City and its port for most of the war. The Continental Army was able to hold and control most of the Hudson River allowing them access to the entire Hudson Valley.
Detailed explanation-4: -18. British soldiers have SIX times more experience than the patriots.