Essay On Why Did The Patriots Win The Revolutionary War

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The patriots persevered against Great Britain in the American Revolution with all of their flaws. Great Britain in the revolution had skilled forces and plenty of supplies, the patriots were the opposite of the British, undermanned, lack of supplies, yet they didn't let that set them back. The patriots perseverance, determination, and help from allies, is what won the war. At the beginning of the war, the patriots had to focus on outthinking the British. The patriots would come up with strategies or plans that would give them the advantage. For example the battle of Bunker Hill, at Bunker Hill the patriots dug into the hill and had a little post there, due to the hill, the patriots had an advantage of being able to wait for the British to get close enough, not to mention …show more content…

With this agreement the patriots were able to get a stock load more of supplies from France, as well as trained soldiers. This was all thanks to, The Battle of Trenton, now this battle was a surprise attack the patriots snuck up on the hessians that were hired by the British and captured 900 of them. This rebirthed the flame of the revolution, France and Spain agreed to be allies and this was the turning point of the revolution. Spain offered itself as an ally and helped us out, they rallied a group of soldiers and took British camps. This helped us lower the power of the British from the south. The patriots were powerful now with the help from two different nations, The British had come to realize this and tried to move south. The patriots realized this plan and strategize a way to trap the British, they did and captured 8,000 soldiers. Peace talks started from British due to the lack of the army, the end of the war had almost arrived. Later on the treaty of Paris was signed, which took 2 years to make, it addressed America’s independence, as well as its borders, and allowed for trade and settlement west of the 13 colonies. Peace had arrived and the war was

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