Why did Britain lose the American colonies? Flashcards
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Give 3 British strengths
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STRENGTHS:
- Britain was able to hire mercenaries from German Principles if needs be.
- Britain has 340 ships and were able to reinforce British troops, Blockaid and Attack
- Britain’s economy was established and diverse. They had the most sophisticated way of public finance in the world
- Britain had a large growing population of 8 million= Large armies whilst gaining sufficient harvests to retain manpower.
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Give 3 British weaknesses
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WEAKNESSES:
- they had to stretch their supply lines and count on the generals to not be defeated
themselves.
- The generals suffered in having mixed abilities
- They had a lack of instruction from London in terms of their strategy.
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Give 3 American strengths
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STRENGTHS:
- The american patriots had a strong standing point and the neutrals could not be wooed by the British
- Battles were always on American soil so they performed better as they knew the land better
- Washington (the leader) was on his toes and would think of new ways for the Americans to win
4
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Give 3 American weaknesses
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WEAKNESSES:
- They were a newly formed nation and had very little economic development= Short of weapons
- Suffered from a lack of experience, equipment and organisation.