https://padlet.com/patty_weber/7xozoektfo1q en-us 2016-10-30 20:50:36 UTC 2018-10-30 17:41:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/notebook.jpg patty_weber https://padlet.com/patty_weber/7xozoektfo1q/wish/201545550 Using your assigned source, add a post with American strengths/weakness or British strengths/weakness. Bullet points are fine.  Please put your post under the correct headings. 

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- Not properly trained
- Short on supplies
- lacked power to raise money for supplies
- ]]> 2018-10-30 17:35:05 UTC https://padlet.com/patty_weber/7xozoektfo1q/wish/298651740 https://padlet.com/patty_weber/7xozoektfo1q/wish/298652248 - British really strong compared to Americans
- Trouble raising money for basic supplies
- 1/5 Americans sided with Britain and 1/2 wanted to avoid the fighting (less people willing to fight)
- Less-disciplined/organized than British
- Less allies (Native Americans sided with Britain)]]> 2018-10-30 17:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/patty_weber/7xozoektfo1q/wish/298652248 https://padlet.com/patty_weber/7xozoektfo1q/wish/298652290 - The British outnumbered the Continental army
- British and Hessian troops were well trained in European
military tactics.
- British were well supplied unlike the Continentals which struggled to find food, weapons, and ammunition]]> 2018-10-30 17:35:55 UTC https://padlet.com/patty_weber/7xozoektfo1q/wish/298652290 https://padlet.com/patty_weber/7xozoektfo1q/wish/298652840 - "Home field advantage"
- They Americans had something to fight for, their freedom
- Their government was improving]]> 2018-10-30 17:36:40 UTC https://padlet.com/patty_weber/7xozoektfo1q/wish/298652840 https://padlet.com/patty_weber/7xozoektfo1q/wish/298652844 - Distance between Great Britain and America
- Sending troops and supplies- expensive, slow
- Difficult for British leaders to plan since news of battle traveled slowly. 
- King George couldn't convince British citizens defeating rebels was important for the future.
- Poor leadership- Germain constantly underestimated.]]> 2018-10-30 17:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/patty_weber/7xozoektfo1q/wish/298652844 https://padlet.com/patty_weber/7xozoektfo1q/wish/298653109 - Supplies took months to get to the British
- Were not familiar with land
- Did not have a passionate cause to rally around
- Expensive war
- Took a long time to ship over troops
- Many American sympathizers in Parliament]]> 2018-10-30 17:37:05 UTC https://padlet.com/patty_weber/7xozoektfo1q/wish/298653109 1134961 https://padlet.com/patty_weber/7xozoektfo1q/wish/298653241 The British were very confident and known for their army, it was huge and very advanced, so they went into the battle thinking they would win almost definitely. ]]> 2018-10-30 17:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/patty_weber/7xozoektfo1q/wish/298653241 https://padlet.com/patty_weber/7xozoektfo1q/wish/298653566 Source 1:
-Help overseas from French
-George Washington was a good commander who inspired the soldiers

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