EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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the vast amount of supplies to fight the war.
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a superior navy lead by John Paul Jones
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a familiarity with the land
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the recruitment of hired soldiers
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Continental Army had a number of advantages over the British army. Their biggest advantage was that they were fighting for a grand cause, their independence and freedom, which was a very motivating factor.
Detailed explanation-2: -Patriot Advantages The British relied on mercenaries, hired soldiers, to fight. The Americans called the mercenaries Hessians, after the region in Germany where most of them lived. Patriots had a much greater stake in winning the war than the hired soldiers. Greatest advantage was George Washington.
Detailed explanation-3: -Advantages the helped the Americans win the Revolutionary War include: better leadership, foreign aid, knowledge of the land, and motivation.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.