THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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They used mercenaries to lead their army.
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They increased the pay of Patriot troops.
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They attacked any British troops that left cities.
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They limited their attacks to those on the British navy.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Fabian strategy of deception and poking and prodding the enemy was accepted by Washington, and guerilla tactics were used to harass British posts and baggage trains wherever possible. An overwhelming majority of the British forces during the war had no prior experience in North America.
Detailed explanation-2: -Colonists hid behind rocks, trees, and fences and used their superior rifles to wreak havoc on the advancing redcoats, who were armed with inaccurate smoothbore muskets.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Patriots were not a tolerant group, and Loyalists suffered regular harassment, had their property seized, or were subject to personal attacks. The process of “tar and feathering, ” for example, was brutally violent.
Detailed explanation-4: -Alliance with France Arguably the single most important of Benjamin Franklin’s many contributions to his nation was securing a French alliance during the revolution. Without the financial and military assistance provided by France, the colonists would certainly have fared much worse against the mighty British empire.