Why were the colonists able to achieve victory in the American revolution?

Answer 1

For one thing, England did have a few disadvantages. Communications across the Atlantic were slow, and the British did not know the land.

However, in the end, the war was determined by luck and the skill (or lack thereof) of a few men. If Tom Paine hadn't published his ''Common Sense'' the revolution may not have even started, let alone have taken its democratic cause for liberty. What if Washington's raid on Trenton failed? That was a dangerous but nessicary gamble, and I don't even want to think about that question.

Answer 2

The Americans declared independence in 1776 and immediately got the support of the French, who provided them with weapons, ammunition and supplies. Early 1778 the French entered the war themselves, evening the strength between the Americans and the English. Within the next two years, Spain and the Dutch Republic also declared war on Britain.

Throughout the war, Britain was able to keep a lot of coastal cities due to their naval superiority. Further inland, however, they couldn't keep ground as 90% of the American population lived there. The British land army proved too small to handle the opposing forces.

Eventually a French naval victory led to the surrender of a British army. Two years later, in 1783, the Treaty of Paris recognized the United States as a sovereign state. The boundaries reached to Canada in the north, Florida in the south, and the Mississippi River in the west.

Answer 3

The American Revolution succeeded in large part due to the character of the Patriots involved: they were resilient, persistent, and courageous. They were also well led, both politically and militarily. Equally significant was the assistance provided by Great Britain's European competitors, primarily France, which gave military and material support that proved decisive for the American cause.

Answer 4

In the American Revolutionary War, the colonists were able to achieve victory for several reasons. One primary reason was their resilience and their persistence: they refused to quit, even after defeats or in hardship. Another primary reason was the support they received from European nations, particularly, France, which provided key military support when the colonists needed it most.

Answer 5

Because they were united in action to reach their goal.

It helped that France furnished them a Navy, 10,000 troops on the ground, artillery, muskets, bayonets, ball and buck and tons of gunpowder. Spain was providing covert support but had not declared an alliance. Holland was also aiding the Americans covertly.

Answer 6

Americans had the advantage of the home court. They knew the land well. They also had more to lose because it was their home. The British people didn't care about the fight, they hired German mercenaries to do most of the fighting.

The British had a very long way to bring over men and supplies.

Answer 7

the british didn't understand colonial geography, they were four thousand miles away from their home, they didn't adapt to guerrilla warfare like the colonists, they were hated by the general colonial population due to their stupid taxes, they wore bright red coats witch made it easy for sharpshooters to kill them, their commanding officers were the only ones who knew the objective so when colonial sharpshooters sniped them the rest of the soldiers didn't know what to do, they let the colonial freemason prisoners go which were usually the highest ranked officers, they moved in large groups with their slaves, chefs, food, and all these other useless luxuries that made them move as slow as one tenth of a mile per day, yet thats not all. go learn some more at history class bro, it's amusing to know that the british were the most powerful, yet they couldn't beat a couple of poor american rebels.

Answer 8

There were several reasons. One reason is that the English forces had to come from England, there were no reserve forces nearby. Same problem with supplies for the English army. Another reason was that the American forces didn't fight by the same standards as all the European armies. The Americans learned from the Indians about use of cover & concealment, fighting from behind breastworks vs mass formations.

Answer 9

because of George Washington and his great leadership.