Who Would Win the Revolutionary War



Who Would Win the Revolutionary War?

|British |Americans |

|British government strongest in world |American government did not yet exist |

|lots of money |no money |

|army strongest in the world |American army made up of citizen-soldiers who were badly trained |

|many officers |few officers with any experience |

|British navy ruled the seas |no navy |

|fighting 3000 miles away form home - had to ship men and supplies|fighting at home - English might lose because couldn't get |

| |soldiers over quickly |

|fight was over a large area |France helped by sending money and trained officers  |

|British army had trouble getting soldiers because many people had|  |

|family members and friends in America. | |

Revolutionary War #6 – Playing the Odds

Directions: Use the charts and book to help answer the following questions:

1) Who should have won this war? Explain your answer using specific examples from the materials.

2) Why was a navy important?

3) What does “fight over a large area” mean?

4) Why did the colonists have no money?

5) Use your book to define inflation and deflation.

6) Why was printing more money not a good idea for the Continental Congress?

7) Hessians or mercenaries were used by the British.

Patriots were fighting for their lives.

How are these statements helpful in understanding how the Patriots were able to win the war?

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