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population-7.5 million vs. 2.5 million

wealth

greatest navy on Earth

Slavery-slaves will fight for Britain to gain their freedom

Professional army of 50,000 soldiers

Allies include Germans, Native Americans, etc

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Excellent leadership ( George washington, Ben franklin, etc)

Defensive war- easier to defend than attack with 18th century technology

Self-Sustaining (would not have to trade with british after war is over)

Outstanding sharpshooters

Morals- they truly beleive they had a just cause

Allience with France ( eventually)

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French side against the British

Poor leadership

British citizens did not support the war (cost more $$$)

Tie= a win for the american colonists because the british will leave

Geography- America would be able retreat into the wildnerness to escape total defeat

*Britain does not know the landscape as well*

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Smaller army (less soldiers)

Poor military- little ammunition, few cannons, lack of gunpowder, no uniforms, only poorly trained militia

Lack of originization ( 13 seperate states with different governments)

Jeaslousy between states

No money

Loyalists trying to destroy them within ( People within the colonys That sided with the british and would tell the british the colonists plans)

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Battle of Lexington and Concord-April,19,1775

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Battle of Lexington and Concord-April,19,1775

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They were the two battles where colonists from massachusetts fought British Redcoats trying to invade and crush the revolting Colonists but lost terrible, The American Colonists were lead by John Parker who with great leader ship lead the first two battles of the American Revolution to a success. The battles where important because it signified the start of the American Revolution.

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The Second Continential Congress- May,10,1775

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The Second Continential Congress- May,10,1775

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The second Continential Congress was a meeting of deligetes from all the colonies where they decided what to do about the battles of the british. This is important because they act as the first presidents of America and move us towards the American Revolution.

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The Battle of Bunker hill was a battle that took place across the charles river from Boston and on top of a hill There was a lot of bloodshed with lots of lives lost on both sides. This battle was important because it showed the the colonists would not be easily suppresed.

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The decleration of independence is a paper that sais that the American colonists gain indapnedence from The british empire many famous people where there including Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Etc. The decleration of independence is important because It describes how all 13 colonies Would gain freedom, and independence form the british empire

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The battle of Trenton was a battle fought as a last resort by George Washington, it was fought because George Washington wanted to have one last chnace at a successful battle he rushed his troops across the Deleware River for a suprise attack against the British. This battle was hugely important because it gave a widespread spark of hope for the American Colonists and boosted morale and made tons of young Colonists men sign up for the war.

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George washington entering Valley Forger

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The Winter at Valley forge was one of the coldest winters during the war it welcomed the colonists with many food, clothes, and provision shortages, it also brang mass poduction at valley forge ultimately forcing Colonists to produce more than 1,500 logs huts. The reason this winter was important was because it shaped the continential army into shape which they needed it was very critical because the colonists were on a losing streak.

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The Battle of Saratoga was a fight that happened at the Hudson River where the colonists held their ground against a Wave of British Redcoats the colonists pinned them in trenches and where relentless, after a while the british army leader Josh Burgoyne called in for support but was unable to get it he later had no choice but to surrender. This battle was important because it showed the british leader that the colonists were a group of people that would not be shut down so easily.

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The Alliance with france, during the American Revolution Ben Franklin and Vergennes (comte de vergennes) created a seceret loan and the topic of a possible alliance to provide the colonists with assistance in the war, after a long while of talking back and fourth with the spanish and the colonists vergennes gained news of the surrender at the battle of saratoga which pushed the french to join the war withought waiting for the spanish to also join. This alliance is very importsnt because it gave the colonists supplies, arms and ammunition, uniforms, and also importantly troops and naval support giving the colnists a huge push in the revolution.

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The battle of Yorktown was the last and geniously played out battle in the american revolution it started by the british commander (General Lord Cornwallis) was in desperate need of supplies(ammunition, food, and the depletion of his forces) this caused him to take on the journey of traveling eastword to petersburg, virginia where they where stopped being forced to move back on there way back they where met with another group of colonists forcing them to move towards the Yorktown peninsula being cornered by three different armys forcing the biritsh officer to ultimatley surrender. This battle was important because it signified the end of the Colonial and British war.

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Althought the main countrys included in the conflict of the American Revolution were America and Great Britain it was actually much larger than that it included countrys like Spain, France, and even the Netherlands, the treaty of paris was formally signed by All countrys who engaged into the war it ended all disuputes between the countrys and the seven year long war ending with peace across the countrys. This last part of the war is important because it is basically the end of the war it caused every country to cease fire also in the end America became a free country.

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The western boundy is the mississippi River

Fishing rights in the Atlantic Ocean off of Canada are granted

Loyalists were not supposed to be persecuted

All debts would be paid

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Americasfirst government

1. Congress (Legislature) was the only authority

2. No president

3. each state had one vote, and a 2/3 majority was needed to pass a law

4. all states must agree to any changes to the articles

5. No power to tax or raise an amry

6. No power to regulate Businesses or Banks