European Interest on the Revolutionary War

The irregular and disorganized British rule of the American colonies in the previous years led to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. Most Americans did not originally want to separate from mother England. They wanted to stay loyal to the crown. England’s unwillingness to compromise, mismanagement of the colonies, heavy taxation of the colonists that violated their rights, the distractions of foreign affairs and politics in England and the strict trading policies that England tried to enforce together made the revolution inevitable. The British were definitely expected to win the dispute because they significantly over powered the Colonists in most areas.

It seemed that Britain’s army was incredibly intimidating, but as Britain soon found out, this war was so much more than a number game. When Britain entered the war, one of their biggest problems was uneven support for the war. There were many American sympathizers in British Parliament. These sympathizers saw the revolt in the colonies as a plausible and reasonable reaction. The fact that parliament as a whole was not in complete favor of the onc... ... middle of paper ... ...ary War, it is a miracle they came out victorious.

In the world’s lens during the 1760s, the British empire had a clear and prominent control over the colonies. However, by the mid-1770s the Americans became enraged enough to declare war against the British for independence. Due to Britain’s massive imperial presence around the globe, the British civilians had a strong inclination for a successful outcome. Instead, the colonists pulled a surprising victory from what should have been a swift defeat. While the British had an abundance of advantages, they lost the Revolutionary War because the British army underestimated the colonists’ perseverance for freedom.

What the British did to the colonists helped bring independence to the colonies from Britain rule. This war gave the colonists revenue that would not have been there without the need for products like guns and other important things that were used for the French and Indian War. It brought the realization that America could prosper without Britain controlling everything that was done. After these rough times, America fought for independence and resisted British control in America.

The American Revolutionary War in 1775-1783 was a historic moment in American history as it signaled America’s stand for its freedom from the English monarchy and to retain the rights it has slowly developing upon their stay in the country. Many skirmishes and battles happened throughout the country and it may seem as if the Englishmen had the upper hand due to their superior naval and military capability that may help them win the war. It apparently did not help in this war as the colonists and the Native Americans managed to use their weaknesses against them and win the war and eventually their independence from the English rule. With their independence at hand and the British troops sent back, how exactly did this war go to this conclusion? How did the colonists manage to outsmart and outdo the more advanced and adept English troops in battle?

(History-french alliance)Thereafter, the French provided supplies, money, weapons, and most importantly professional soldiers and sailors to assist in ground and naval support. These resources proved to be vitally important in compensating for America’s many tangible disadvantages. Arguably however, with America’s many advantages, such as their primary defensive role, great leadership, and most importantly their cause, they might have won the Revolutionary War without foreign intervention, but that is besides the point. The point is that the United States, with the help of additional resources, was able to defeat the British much more efficiently. The most important assets the Continental Army commissioned were foreign men that were

Was the American Victory Really a David vs. Goliath Story? Historians may argue that the British lost the war more than the Colonists won it. Simply looking at the statistics of the British three to one ratio over the colonists, and their overwhelming wealth and naval power, it is virtually impossible to believe that the Americans came out victorious. During this war, the newly emerging colonists proved to the rest of the world that they were becoming an upcoming world power. Although unknown at the time, Washington would prove to be a military genius.

The French was a significant ally to the American colonies during the revolutionary war, which saw the American Colonists' war against Great Britain as a way to defeat their longtime enemy. Had it not been for the Colonists superior military tactics as well as the alliance between the American colonies and France, the American Revolution may not have ended as a successful Revolution, and the American colonies may have never gained their inde... ... middle of paper ... ...the United States of America. If it wasn't for the superior military strategies used by the American forces and the alliance between the American colonies and France, the United States of America may have never existed. Bibliography 1) Foner, Eric. Give Me Liberty!

Problems like: social equality, slavery, women’s rights, and the struggle of land claims against Native Americans were suddenly being presented in new and influencing ways to our pristine leaders. Some historians believe that while the Revolutionary War was crucial for our independence, these causes were not affected; thus, the war was not truly a revolution. Still, being specified in the Background Essay, several see the war as more radical, claiming it produced major changes above and beyond our independence. After we established precisely what we were fighting for, complete independence from England was our unyielding goal. Ultimately, against all odds, the Americans defeated the British in a victorious surrender at Yorktown on October 19, 1781.

The British Armed Forces were too powerful to be defeated by some rebels, and that’s where they made their first mistake. The battle of Saratoga proved to be the turning point in the war, with the colonies proving victorious and forming an alliance with France. It showed the European Nation that the “Colonial forces could match the intensity and magnitude of the British troops on a man for man basis.” (Kannan, 2014) In 1778, France and America signed two treaties. The Treaty of Amity and Commerce recognized American independence and established a trade relationship with the struggling country. In the Treaty of Alliance, the two countries promised to consult the other when negotiating peace agreements with Britain.