https://padlet.com/jadenbaker/j67p85i26jjs Made with joy en-us 2017-11-14 16:55:28 UTC 2017-11-15 17:09:06 UTC hello@padlet.com jadenbaker https://padlet.com/jadenbaker/j67p85i26jjs/wish/206838655 The Americans believed that they did have a strong chance of success. They had a lot at stake: unlike the British, they were fighting on their home turf to protect their own homes and families. ]]> 2017-11-14 17:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jadenbaker/j67p85i26jjs/wish/206838655 jadenbaker https://padlet.com/jadenbaker/j67p85i26jjs/wish/207309837 Most Americans had no previous military experience, their militia units were usually close-knit bands of men, often neighbors, who served together in defense of their own homes. ]]> 2017-11-15 17:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jadenbaker/j67p85i26jjs/wish/207309837 jadenbaker https://padlet.com/jadenbaker/j67p85i26jjs/wish/207310905 Geography also gave the Americans an advantage that proved to be a major factor in the war’s outcome.]]> 2017-11-15 17:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jadenbaker/j67p85i26jjs/wish/207310905 jadenbaker https://padlet.com/jadenbaker/j67p85i26jjs/wish/207311022 This native officer corps was a great source of strength, and as a result, American morale was generally higher than morale in the Royal Army.]]> 2017-11-15 17:06:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jadenbaker/j67p85i26jjs/wish/207311022 jadenbaker https://padlet.com/jadenbaker/j67p85i26jjs/wish/207311097 To the British forces, the North American terrain was unusually rugged: New England was rocky and cold in winter, the South was boggy and humid in the summer, and the western frontier was almost impenetrable because of muddy roads and thick forests. ]]> 2017-11-15 17:06:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jadenbaker/j67p85i26jjs/wish/207311097