In the American Revolutionary War‚ Britain relied on their well-equipped‚ well trained‚ and disciplined military might to force about colonial compliance. However‚ despite even their superior forces‚ relative to the Continental Army‚ Britain’s perceived social attitudes of the colonies weakened their ability to properly assess the engagement with the Colonies. Instead‚ the British Admirals‚ Generals‚ and nobility fought a war they were familiar but most importantly comfortable with. Britain sought
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2014 Intro With all of the circumstances weighed‚ one can see that the outcome of the American Revolutionary War of 1776 inevitably tilted toward victory for the colonists. The British brought an experienced Army to bear on the Colonists; however‚ fighting a war across the Atlantic Ocean required supplying the army by way of the sea‚ a great logistical disadvantage. The Colonists‚ by contrast were fighting in their own backyards‚ and had a well-coordinated system of supply routes that made it easy
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success in the American Revolutionary War created a new nation‚ while British failure tore away a part of their empire. Such consequences were inevitably going to have effects‚ but historians debate the extent of each compared to that of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars which would test Britain soon after their American experience. Modern readers might expect Britain to have suffered greatly as a result of losing the war‚ but the fact is it’s possible to argue that the war was not only survived
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sole country for starting a war. Although there is never one country entirely responsible for starting warfare there is commonly one country that is more at fault than the other. In the case of the Revolutionary War‚ I believe the British were to blame for igniting the flames of revolution due to their overtaxing of the colonists and practice of mercantilism. The war itself though was completely unnecessary and should never have taken place. One of the main reasons the war started was because of Britain’s
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British Mistakes during the Revolutionary War December 17‚ 2012 Topic: Was American success in achieving independence due more to General Washington’s strategic skill or to British blunders? While there are numerous contributing factors to America’s success in achieving independence‚ the most critical factor can be attributed to the series of British mistakes throughout the conflict. Prior to the onset of the Revolutionary War‚ the British government faced serious challenges‚ both
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Concord: The first battle of the Revolutionary War‚ fought in Massachusetts on April 19‚ 1775. British troops had moved from Boston toward Lexington and Concord to seize the colonists’ military supplies and arrest revolutionaries. In Concord‚ advancing British troops met resistance from the Minutemen‚ and American volunteers harassed the retreating British troops along the Concord-Lexington Road. Paul Revere‚ on his famous ride‚ had first alerted the Americans to the British movement. 2. Boston/ Dorchester
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it is clear that it was caused from British missteps that lead to colonial determination to become a separate nation. After 1763‚ the British began to increase and assert their power over the colonies‚ who‚ in contrast‚ wanted to be less controlled. However‚ the colonies did not want complete independence prior to this increase in control from the British. Although the colonies did seem to have determination for an independent nation in England’s eyes‚ the British failed to recognize the colonies real
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learned from the British government on what aspects they did and did not want to see in our new nation and government‚ so that they could develop a strong and successful Republic. During the Revolutionary War there were several dramatic changes that occurred in the nation. During this time there was political and social significant changes‚ the Revolutionary war distorted and altered the conventional class and social relationships in the United States. For example‚ there was political change when Americans
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I think the American Revolutionary War was revolutionary because it was going from a monarchy to a democracy and that is revolutionary. Many people don’t believe that it was revolutionary. They had their opinions because we didn’t get rid of our pre-existing social or political infrastructures. People like to compare the American revolution to the French Revolution‚ which ended in the country having a whole new take on social equality and freedom to live as you please. They got rid of King Louis
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America won the Revolutionary War‚ United States history explains and interprets the war and its causes from an ethnocentric view. Had the war been won by the British‚ the views would be quite different. Both countries often threaten the other; at other times they were conciliatory. The causes for the Revolutionary War are well documented from an American perspective. But what about the British perspective? This paper will assess and analyze the causes of the Revolutionary War from the British viewpoint
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