EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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They did not believe that the American colonies were valuable and did not see the point in fighting to keep them.
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They were scared of American determination, leading to little support for the war.
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The expense of the war led to fervent disapproval and protests among the British population.
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There were many American sympathizers in Parliament, leading to questioning of the war’s value.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following statements correctly relates the attitude of the British public to a disadvantage of British soldiers during the Revolutionary War? They did not believe that the American colonies were valuable and did not see the point in fighting to keep them.
Detailed explanation-2: -One major disadvantage or weakness of the British army was that it was fighting in a distant land. Great Britain had to ship soldiers and supplies across the Atlantic, which was very costly, in order to fight the Revolutionary War.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the end, the British army had the disadvantage of being a foreign occupier. The loyalism that remained in the American country was too few and far between of what British expectations had been, and foraging only exacerbated their ability to rely on American support.
Detailed explanation-4: -Their soldiers were well equipped, well disciplined, well paid, and well fed. The British navy dominated the seas. Funds were much more easily raised by the Empire than by the Continental Congress. Some of those funds were used to hire Hessian mercenaries to fight the Americans.