Why Did The Americans Win The Revolutionary War

The American Victory
On July 4, 1776 the United States of America officially declared their independence. Then after the British surrender at Yorktown, October 19, 1781, the Americans truly won their independence. In the Revolutionary War, the Americans were outnumbered, inexperienced, and they even had a large British Loyalist population. Despite all of this, the Americans were still able to unite and defeat the British army. Because the Rebels had a clear purpose, efficient communication, and strong leadership, they were more united than either the British forces or the Loyalists. The British restraint and the French assistance also enabled the Americans to win the war. The United States won the Revolutionary war because they were more united
Communication between the leaders and supporters was strong, as illustrated by Massachusetts committees of correspondence. Over half of the cities of Massachusetts had a Committee of Correspondence by 1773 (Roark, 147). The purpose of the committees of correspondence was “to receive, discuss, distribute, and act on political news” (Roark, 147). Pamphlets and Newspapers also helped spread political news, and unify the American Rebels. The Pamphlets and Newspapers spread the doings of both armies and called for American support and action. The American rebels were united by their self-recognized leaders. The new American leadership was effortlessly established, because the new governing bodies were usually comprised of previous government office-holders. Because the Continental congress, the first widespread American governing body, represented all the states, they had enough support to effectively unite and control the American Revolutionaries. The American unity was displayed by their clear-cut common purpose: freedom. In part the American unity, created through their communication, controlled by their strong leadership, and characterized by their common goal, led to the American victory of the Revolutionary
However the problem was how to accomplish this goal. Defeating the Continental army would help, but that would not end the widespread revolution. Because the British desired the loyalty of the colonies, they did not pillage and destroy the towns. Therefore they were forced to rely on shipments of supplies from Britain, making them reluctant to pursue the Continental army (Roark, 184). The restraint of the British was perhaps the most influential force that assisted to the American triumph. Although the Continental army was not an even match to the British army, it was never as awful as the British assumed. The extreme underrating of their army served as an advantage for the American force. The British had “the best trained army and navy in the world, they were familiar with the landscape from the Seven Years’ War” and yet they still lost the Revolutionary War (Roark, 183). Because their inflow of supplies was uncertain, the British were “reluctant to pursue the Continental army aggressively” (Roark, 184). Their strategies relied on Loyalist support, and yet they did not protect their supporters. For all these reasons, the British strategy, or rather the British restraint, contributed to the American